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America For Sale
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Final mp3 mix
alternative punk rock modern bay area sf not vanessa
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Something homespun, a bit raw, hopefully fresh & original at least.
Just getting something fun together, something of our own (not a cover band), something modern.
Song Info
Genre
Alternative Indie
Charts
Peak #488
Peak in subgenre #76
Uploaded
September 13, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.5 MB 128 kbps 2:43
Story behind the song
Seemed to make sense to use a very classic American rock form (like Surfin' USA, Sweet 16, etc...) given the words - ironic contrast - with a bit of adrenaline thrown in.
Lyrics
Everybody's going global - leaving the USA if you don't buy stuff - you're just in the way don't need no postcard - or get it in email it's all over the headlines - America For Sale America For Sale (AIG, AMD) sending jobs offshore (AOL, AT&T) manufacturing to China (B of A, Best Buy, you bet) hitech to Bangalore (all the way down the alphabet) they search for cheaper labor - like it's the Holy Grail the free market's got a pricetag - America For Sale Our food our clothes - don't come from here the new world market - their last frontier costs less to import produce - than grow & send by rail try & buy some Levi's - America For Sale America For Sale (Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Hershey) sending jobs offshore (Anheuser-Bush, even Sara Lee) manufacturing to China (Kraft and Quaker, Frito Lay) hitech to Bangalore (all outside the USA) our corporate criminals - bankrupt the business & bail then do paid lectures and book tours – ‘bout America For Sale The richer get richer - and the poor more poor it's not sour apples - or anti-entrepreneur if you don't believe it - look who goes to jail just follow the money - America For Sale America For Sale (nation-builders Halliburton and Bechtel) sending jobs offshore (family-friendly ToysRUs and Mattel) manufacturing to China (Motorla, Sprint, and their tele-know-how) hitech to Bangalore (listen up, Verizon, can you hear us now?) sold down the river - along the campaign trail check it out on eBay - America For Sale sold down the river - along the campaign trail we're up for bid on eBay - America For Sale
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