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ANGER
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A new protest song, inspired by current events, unfortunately
folk rock protest music ed billeaud
Folk-Rock Classic Protest Music
I'm a solo recording artist, long-time songwriter, musician, and audio engineer, trying to use the power of music to raise awareness and inspire others to make a positive difference, with their life and through their Art. Over the past ten years or so, I have completed and self-released five solo albums, and am working on another one. My style is mostly Classic Protest Folk-Rock. I tend to address what I consider to be the larger themes of our existence, rather than writing from a first-person or fictional perspective, or writing about partying, fast cars, girls, etc. (of course, there is a place for those things, but there are plenty of songs like that already, yes?) Although I have worked with many "big names" and Grammy winners as a live-sound engineer, I write, play, and record all my original music by myself, for better or worse. Thanks for listening. (Audio engineer with over thirty years experience, has mixed FOH (Front of House) for such artists as: Jesse Colin Young, Randy Newman, Shawn Colvin, Commander Cody, B.B. King, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Leo Kotke, Chuck Mangione, Hal Ketchum, John Sebastian, Jim Messina, Charlie Musselwhite, Del McCoury, Michele Schocked, Michael Martin Murphy, Stanley Jordan, Kevin Cole, Tommy Emmanuel, Peter Cincotti, Leon Redbone, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Shemekia Copeland, Jackie Greene, Lisa Loeb, Karla Bonhoff, Crash Test Dummies, Poco, Dan Fogelberg, Edwin McCain, George Winston, CJ Chenier, Maia Sharp, David Grisman, Michael W. Smith, John McKuen, Jorma Kaukonnen, The Kingston Trio, Loudon Wainwright III, Blind Boys of Alabama, Firefall, George Canyon, Tab Benoit, George Porter, Hazel Miller, Maynard Ferguson, Tito Puente, Tommy Dorsey Band, Count Basie Orchestra, Glenn Miller Band, Gene Krupa Band, Artie Shaw Orchestra, National Rep. Orchestra, Second City comedy troupe, and many more. Has mixed FOH in such local venues as: Vilar Center for the Arts, Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Breckenridge Riverwalk Center, Silverthorne Pavillion, Dillon Amphitheater, Ten Mile Room, and others. Owner/operator of Snowflake Recording Studio for over fifteen years.)
Song Info
Genre
Rock Folk Rock
Charts
Peak #632
Peak in subgenre #41
Author
Ed Billeaud
Rights
2006
Uploaded
December 12, 2006
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MP3 3.6 MB 128 kbps 3:52
Story behind the song
The frickin' war
Lyrics
ANGER c 2006 Ed Billeaud When you get angry, when you get mad When you start hating man that's really so sad The people you're cursing, the people you hate They might be a person just like you and me That's somebody's mother, somebody's dad Somebody's best friend that they ever had Somebody's brother, sister, or child Somebody's husband, or somebody's wife So before you give in to all those dark thoughts Before you start yelling, and flipping them off Just take a deep breath, let your anger subside 'Cause hatred is death, and it will ruin your life Aw, this world is on fire, it's all burning down we're consumed with desire, and our leaders are clowns The hatred's contagious, we all pass it around This epidemic of anger is dragging us down And they tell us who did what to whom yesterday And we must vow our vengeance, we must make them pay So like fools with no conscience we all toe the line And say war is the answer, and for us it's no crime 'Cause God's on our side, and he wants us to win They use anger and pride to get us to join in But they lie to our face when we dare to ask why They stay rich, fat, and safe, and send us off to die
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