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behind the barricades (live - the commons)
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I wrote this song in mourning after the death of Carlo Giuliani. He was at the G8 protests in Genoa, Italy. I was at the festivities around the climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, happening at the same time. From 'Living In These Times'
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #129
Peak in subgenre #16
Author
david rovics
Rights
david rovics 2008
Uploaded
February 13, 2008
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MP3 1.7 MB • 320 kbps • 1:50
Story behind the song
I wrote this song in mourning after the death of Carlo Giuliani. He was at the G8 protests in Genoa, Italy. I was at the festivities around the climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, happening at the same time. We all heard about his death amidst the tear gas and police brutality there, while happily sitting around on the grass on a lovely organic farm outside of Bonn. It all seemed very inappropriate. The refrain is bringing to mind a wonderful photograph from 1968 in Paris. Maybe you’ve seen it.
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When the world has gone crazy And it's all becoming clear When they're gunning down our comrades And it seems the end is near As they're loading up the launchers For the tear gas grenades We can take off our bandanas (for a moment) And kiss behind the barricades When it's madness all around You can see this at a glance We will cry and we will sing And we will laugh and we will dance As they shout their marching orders Beneath the helicopter blades We will seize the moment For a kiss behind the barricades They will try to break our spirit And at times they may succeed But our love for the world Is stronger than their greed When the building is surrounded And hope begins to fade In my final hour A kiss behind the barricades As the movement grows There will be hills and bends But at the center of the struggle Are your lovers and your friends The more we hold each other up The less we can be swayed Here's to love and solidarity And a kiss behind the barricades Created July, 2001 Copyright David Rovics 2001, all rights reserved
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