Poor Steve Earle - I'm afraid he's a bit late to the party. The Revolution Starts Now is the title of the first and last song of the album of the same name from 2004.They appear to be the same so I have posted the last one given that it is slightly longer.
Now he may be a bit tardy but Steve is that rarest of rare things a left wing American and therefore a good guy. I suspect I may well have found my name into a CIA file by writing that.
Someone else who the CIA might well have been interested in is the late great Bob Marley who you could saw was a revolutionary of sorts given that he brought Reggae music to the world's attention.
The final offering from Ernie's Reggae Revolutionaries folder is Run Revolution a Come by Hugh Mundell from his album Africa Must be Free by 1983 - sadly another revolution that is stll waiting to happen.
Sadly in the UK at least it doesn't look like a change is coming any time soon.It looks as though through a variety of political shenanigans that the public have been beaten into submission or at the very least into apathy.
Hopefully that will change some time in the future and when it does the other version of The Revolution Starts Now will feature here.
Thanks to Ernie for the Reggae Revolutionaries and to JC , George and Khayem for their guest post and to those who commented and/or saw this series out to the bitter end.
Let's hope things get better soon. Stay strong
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
My pleasure, CC. You've ended on a high note
ReplyDeleteThe best tracks you've posted since Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI share your despair about the utter lack of any sustained challenge to the strangulated status quo in this godforsaken country. That said, yours is a music blog and us old and ragged revolutionaries must move on. Married At First Sight anyone?
ReplyDeleteA great series, CC, and a suitably rousing end, thank you. Thanks for the guest post opportunity, even if it did see your visits and likes plummet!
ReplyDeleteThey need to be high to plummet!
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