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Marie-Jeanne
Marie-Jeanne
This is me on the vocals and David Kleiner on the guitar; it was performed at the New Jersey Folk Project Spring Festival on Fairview Lake.
Cosmetic Psychopharmacology Blues
Cosmetic Psychopharmacology Blues
'I fry up some Zoloft felafel when they say I need some rest. It picks me up when I feel low, but you're the reason why. Half the world's on Zoloft, so why not you and I?'
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
'I've got a son named Peter Pan, he's eleven, not yet quite a man...' Dedicated to all overmedicated kids everywhere.
City of Brotherly Love
City of Brotherly Love
This is for the 420 activists arrested during the Republican National Convention from August 1st through 3rd, 2000, in Philadelphia. 'We were beaten, bound and shackled, held on million-dollar bail.'
Makhnovtchina (Makhno's Army)
Makhnovtchina (Makhno's Army)
The Makhnovtchina was an anarchist Ukrainian army led by Nestor Makhno during the Russian Civil War of 1918-20. They fought the Germans, the white czarists, the nationalists and later the Bolshevik army. They were annihilated by the Bolsheviks.
When God Lets My Body Be
When God Lets My Body Be
A medley of poems by e. e. cummings.
This is Not a Song
This is Not a Song
Based on the poem by Alexander Brener and Barbara Schurz as part of the book, 'Bukaka Spat Here.'
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
I edited T.S. Eliot's 1917 poem, 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' down for length and set it to music. S. Sebastian Petsu ad-libs here on the French Horn. This was performed at Kaffa Crossing on December 16, 2006.
Chant des Partisans
Chant des Partisans
The beat is by Plataforma as part of their international anticapitalist hip-hop project. The lyrics are by Maurice Druon and Joseph Kessel. Sound effects are from the G8 marches in Genoa, Italy, July 2001. Mixing is by Mark Price.
The Partisan Song
The Partisan Song
Translation of the traditional 'Chant des Partisans,' sung by workers and farmers in the French anti-Nazi resistance during World War Two, and written by Joseph Kessel and Maurice Druon. A french version is also on this website.
How Much Do We Pay You?
How Much Do We Pay You?
This is based on a french protest song called 'Allez les Gars,' originally by Groupes d'Actions Musicales (Groups of Musical Actions).
SISbourg (City of Digital Borders)
SISbourg (City of Digital Borders)
This is a rap in french about the No Border Camp in Strasbourg, France, July 18-28, 2002, which focused on migration rights and the Schengen Information System (SIS).
No Border No Nation
No Border No Nation
Chants in various languages that I heard in the streets of Salzburg, July 1, 2001, during the World Economic Forum there.
Empire
Empire
Lyrics adapted from the introduction of the book 'Empire' by Antonio Negri. Music from 'The Nutcracker Suite' by Tsaikovsky
