Friday, November 30, 2007

Give Mike Gravel a Chance!

Here is Mike Gravel with a video protesting his exclusion for the recent Democratic Debates. It is obviousl John Lennon inspired and though the background images look like something from a 1970s Saturday morning cartoon, or Schoolhouse Rock I really did like the song and agree with the message so here it is.

I actually liked it so much I transcribed the lyrics; dropping knowledge, yo

Everybody talking ‘bout politicians, politicians
Politicians? Politicians?
Nepotism.
Patriotism
Jingoism
Jingoism
Phony Patriotism is Jingoism
Why won’t you let me say what I want to say?
Power to the People,
Give Peace a Chance

Everybody taling ‘bout Fascism, Fascism
Militarism, Fanaticism,
Terrorism, Terrorism
Despotism
Despotism
Fear
Fear
Fear
Islamofascism, American Imperialism
American Imperialism
Harms Way
Harms Way
Why won’t you let me say what I want to say?
Power to the People,
Give Peace a Chance

Everybody talking ‘bout Pollution,
Solution
Revolution, Evolution
Evolution, Revolution
Freedom of Speech
Freedom to be who You Are
The Constitution.
Why won’t you let me say what I want to say?
Power to the People,
Give Peace a Chance

Power to the People,
Give Peace a Chance

Everybody talking ‘bout
Corporate Censorship
Corporate Censorship
Party Censorship
Parties and Censorship
Why?
Why are they Afraid of the Truth?
Ripped Off
Ripped Off
Why won’t you let me say what I want to say?
Power to the People,
Give Peace a Chance

Power to the People,
Power to the People
Give Peace a Chance

Why won’t you let me say what I want to say?
Power to the People,
Give Peace a Chance

Power to the People,
Power to the People
Give Peace a Chance

And if you don't remember or know what this was obviously inspired by here's John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance (lyrics here), with a secondary influence by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band "Power to the People" (lyrics) and that saxophone sounds really familiar but I just can't place it.

Free Mike Gravel!!! I can’t believe I had forgotten about him...

John Lennon- Give Peace a Chance [download]
John Lennon- Power To The People [download]

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