Carsie Blanton — Empire
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Bring me a coat and a parlor guitar
Neon and smoke comin up from the bar
I'm out on the roof with a couple of friends
Watchin the empire end
I guess America's comin untied
Half of my neighbors are living outside
Whoever don't break better learn how to bend
Watching the empire end
You been throwing your weight around
And you wonder why everybody wants to take you down
Every bully dreads the day they get their due
You're gonna get what's comin to you
Three people dead at the hard rock hotel
I heard the crack in the air when it fell
Neighborhood kids runnin down to attend
Trash in the gutters and trash in the sea
Trash in the hearts of the powers that be
Freedom for all who got money to spend
Watchin the empire end
You been throwing your weight around
And you wonder why they try take you down
Every bully dreads the day they get their due
You're gonna get what's comin to you
I'm in the belly but I ain't the beast
Like everyone else to the west and the east
They say we're enemies, but I know we'll be friends
After the empire ends
Neon and smoke comin up from the bar
I'm out on the roof with a couple of friends
Watchin the empire end
I guess America's comin untied
Half of my neighbors are living outside
Whoever don't break better learn how to bend
Watching the empire end
You been throwing your weight around
And you wonder why everybody wants to take you down
Every bully dreads the day they get their due
You're gonna get what's comin to you
Three people dead at the hard rock hotel
I heard the crack in the air when it fell
Neighborhood kids runnin down to attend
Trash in the gutters and trash in the sea
Trash in the hearts of the powers that be
Freedom for all who got money to spend
Watchin the empire end
You been throwing your weight around
And you wonder why they try take you down
Every bully dreads the day they get their due
You're gonna get what's comin to you
I'm in the belly but I ain't the beast
Like everyone else to the west and the east
They say we're enemies, but I know we'll be friends
After the empire ends
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timmus wrote:
There's an amazing young man called Jesse Welles (youtube) and he is producing an incredible amount of the music we need.
I'm surprised there aren't more songs about the current state of things in the US and many western countries, given what's been going on in recent years. 40-50 years ago we got not only songs but entire genres, like punk and new wave which fed off US and UK working-class angst.
Fast forward to 2024, the general pop music scene just seems dead, rehashing the same mass market crap. The folksy eclectic music bands (Radio Paradise) seem to just be treading the same ground, barely any acknowledgement of what has gone on around us like the pandemic, the protests, and, now, the big money squeeze. Those would have been centerpieces of many songs in the 1960s.
It's not a complaint, just a puzzling observation.
There's an amazing young man called Jesse Welles (youtube) and he is producing an incredible amount of the music we need.
I'm liking it. May just be me but made me think of Juliana Hatfield. That said I have not had such a thought in a long time and am making a note to check later whether my brain is throwing up valid references or inconsequential nonsense.
timmus wrote:
I agree with you. It would be nice to have a more robust art of protest. Unfortunately, it seems more dangerous than ever to be an outlier, even if itβs as a righteous vanguard. Being visible is precarious.
I'm surprised there aren't more songs about the current state of things in the US and many western countries, given what's been going on in recent years. 40-50 years ago we got not only songs but entire genres, like punk and new wave which fed off US and UK working-class angst.
Fast forward to 2024, the general pop music scene just seems dead, rehashing the same mass market crap. The folksy eclectic music bands (Radio Paradise) seem to just be treading the same ground, barely any acknowledgement of what has gone on around us like the pandemic, the protests, and, now, the big money squeeze. Those would have been centerpieces of many songs in the 1960s.
It's not a complaint, just a puzzling observation.
I agree with you. It would be nice to have a more robust art of protest. Unfortunately, it seems more dangerous than ever to be an outlier, even if itβs as a righteous vanguard. Being visible is precarious.
"...but if she took some sarcasm lessons from Randy Newman, she be deadly''
William has spoken. βΊοΈ
William has spoken. βΊοΈ
"I'm in the belly but I ain't the beast
Like everyone else to the west and the east
They say we're enemies, but I know we'll be friends
After the empire ends"
This.
Like everyone else to the west and the east
They say we're enemies, but I know we'll be friends
After the empire ends"
This.
Go Carsie! Loving that you have made it to RP.
Such a fantastic artist with a real commitment to what she does, her fans and social justice.
Such a fantastic artist with a real commitment to what she does, her fans and social justice.
timmus wrote:
I'm surprised there aren't more songs about the current state of things in the US and many western countries, given what's been going on in recent years. 40-50 years ago we got not only songs but entire genres, like punk and new wave which fed off US and UK working-class angst.
Fast forward to 2024, the general pop music scene just seems dead, rehashing the same mass market crap. The folksy eclectic music bands (Radio Paradise) seem to just be treading the same ground, barely any acknowledgement of what has gone on around us like the pandemic, the protests, and, now, the big money squeeze. Those would have been centerpieces of many songs in the 1960s.
It's not a complaint, just a puzzling observation.
timmus wrote:
Completely agree; I've been perplexed by the same question. SO MUCH material to leverage..??
I'm surprised there aren't more songs about the current state of things in the US and many western countries, given what's been going on in recent years. 40-50 years ago we got not only songs but entire genres, like punk and new wave which fed off US and UK working-class angst.
Fast forward to 2024, the general pop music scene just seems dead, rehashing the same mass market crap. The folksy eclectic music bands (Radio Paradise) seem to just be treading the same ground, barely any acknowledgement of what has gone on around us like the pandemic, the protests, and, now, the big money squeeze. Those would have been centerpieces of many songs in the 1960s.
It's not a complaint, just a puzzling observation.
Completely agree; I've been perplexed by the same question. SO MUCH material to leverage..??
drewd wrote:
Agreed
Great lyrics. Spot on.
Agreed
timmus wrote:
This, exactly. Has been a common thought for me for the last half decade...what happened to musician's voices? No one is writing today's version of "For What It's Worth" are they? It's sad, troubling and downright disheartening...
I'm surprised there aren't more songs about the current state of things in the US and many western countries, given what's been going on in recent years. 40-50 years ago we got not only songs but entire genres, like punk and new wave which fed off US and UK working-class angst.
Fast forward to 2024, the general pop music scene just seems dead, rehashing the same mass market crap. The folksy eclectic music bands (Radio Paradise) seem to just be treading the same ground, barely any acknowledgement of what has gone on around us like the pandemic, the protests, and, now, the big money squeeze. Those would have been centerpieces of many songs in the 1960s.
It's not a complaint, just a puzzling observation.
This, exactly. Has been a common thought for me for the last half decade...what happened to musician's voices? No one is writing today's version of "For What It's Worth" are they? It's sad, troubling and downright disheartening...
I'm surprised there aren't more songs about the current state of things in the US and many western countries, given what's been going on in recent years. 40-50 years ago we got not only songs but entire genres, like punk and new wave which fed off US and UK working-class angst.
Fast forward to 2024, the general pop music scene just seems dead, rehashing the same mass market crap. The folksy eclectic music bands (Radio Paradise) seem to just be treading the same ground, barely any acknowledgement of what has gone on around us like the pandemic, the protests, and, now, the big money squeeze. Those would have been centerpieces of many songs in the 1960s.
It's not a complaint, just a puzzling observation.
I play RP in Government class at the community college in between segments, and when this came on yesterday I read the lyrics to the students. Strange how it fit right into the lesson, and that is not the first time that has happened.
Can we get extra line breaks in the lyrics to split verses from refrain, etc.?
Goodbye and thanks for all the fish.
cinnamonrose wrote:
Yep, she's Canadian and watching the US dissolve into chaos from across the border is a great perspective. Love her ππ
Totally not Canadian...unless Virginia quietly managed to secede and become our 11th province without anyone noticing.... Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
Yep, she's Canadian and watching the US dissolve into chaos from across the border is a great perspective. Love her ππ
Totally not Canadian...unless Virginia quietly managed to secede and become our 11th province without anyone noticing.... Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
cinnamonrose wrote:
Yep, she's Canadian and watching the US dissolve into chaos from across the border is a great perspective. Love her ππ
Um ... the all knowing Wiki says she is born in Maryland and based in New Jersey. Not that the rest of the statement isn't uncomfortably true.
Yep, she's Canadian and watching the US dissolve into chaos from across the border is a great perspective. Love her ππ
Um ... the all knowing Wiki says she is born in Maryland and based in New Jersey. Not that the rest of the statement isn't uncomfortably true.
Not sure that I completely dig her vocals, but the energy and the message are infectious...spin it again....
Sometimes it's good to listen to music for grown-ups!
drewd wrote:
Yep, she's Canadian and watching the US dissolve into chaos from across the border is a great perspective. Love her ππ
Great lyrics. Spot on.
Yep, she's Canadian and watching the US dissolve into chaos from across the border is a great perspective. Love her ππ
I fuckin love Carsie! Please play more of her stuff.
Great lyrics. Spot on.
will wait to hear it again to rate but the lyrics are timely
I agree with you. It would be nice to have a more robust art of protest. Unfortunately, it seems more dangerous than ever to be an outlier, even if itβs as a righteous vanguard. Being visible is precarious.
Jesse Welles on youtube is doing the protest songs all on his own it seems.