All the King’s Horses
Lyrics and Music by Tony ‘Wild T’ Springer
Standin’ on a corner, watching our world spinnin’ round
Everybody saying Hey Joe, what’s going down?
They say we can’t breathe the water
Can’t even drink in the air
This whole world’s busy fighting
Fighting 4 the Lion’s share
All the King’s Horses
And all the Kings’ Men
Have got me living like
A puppet on a string
The angel or the devil
Beneath each disguise
The preacher and the thief
Each made 2 believe in lies
It’s raining and I sit outside
Yet nobody cares …
East is mystifying
West is busy fighting
Fighting 4 the Lion’s share
All the King’s Horses
And all the Kings’ Men
Have got me living like
A puppet on a string
What Went Wrong, What Went Right
Lyrics by Yuya Joseph, Music by Michael St. Clair
Pontificating on the fate of man-kind
It’s useless unless we learn from one another
Setting the stage 4 the new world man
Complexities of nature in a new promised land
Time 2 fix up what went wrong, build up what went right!
What went wrong, What went right
Searchin’ 4 a signpost some sorta light in the night
2 love faith and charity, freedom truth and rights
What went wrong, What went right
Looking back now on the 20th Century
From Hitler and Stalin, 2 Marley and Sellassie I
From evil and error, 2 Unity and Goodness
I vote 4 music and dance, togetherness and harmony
Time 2 fix up what went wrong, and build 4 2morrow!
What went wrong, What went right
Searchin’ 4 a signpost some sorta light in the night
2 love, faith and charity, freedom, truth and rights
Baby, tell me what went wrong, and what went right
I thought I knew U
I think I remember
U believed in peaceful things
Harmony and nature, goodwill and hope
Now I see you’re choosing enemies
Glorifying violence, obscuring Light
What went wrong, What went went right
Blazing our trails all thru the night
2 love, faith and charity, freedom, truth and rights
Baby, tell me what went wrong, and what went right
There once was a day we dreamed of one people
Not religion or armies just faith in humankind
I’d take U there now but you’re not one 4 leavin’
So stay awhile with me …
I just wanna hear U breathing!
What went wrong, What went right
Blazing our trails all thru the night
Nyabinghi
Lyrics by Yuya Joseph and Trevor Jones, Music by Yuya Joseph, Trevor Jones, Michael St. Clair
Yuya Elijah calling Ethiopia
India, Canada, Jamaica, America
One people plant be rockin’ tonight
Celebrating love humanity and Light
Nyabinghi
Nyabinghi Nyabinghi
Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi
Rasta no go away Rasta hangin’ in steady
Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi
Rasta never go away Rasta hangin’ in steady
Steady now, steady now
Time will bring many changes
Some will be right some will be wrong
Time will change many faces
Show I the weak show I the wrong
Are U ready?
Are U ready are U ready?
Are U ready are U ready are U ready are U ready
Natty no go away Natty hangin’ in steady
Are U ready are U ready are U ready are U ready
Natty never go away Natty hangin’ in steady
Steady now, steady now …
Man ask I, man ask I
Walkin up the street said a man ask I
Who is the heaviest man in this town?
I say everybody heavy, some a dem steady
If U want 2 go 2 Zion
U better be ready now!
Ready now, ready now …
Feel Jah Irie vibration
Sounds I love fe hear
Music of many nation
Love afar and near
Are U ready?
Are U ready are U ready?
Are U ready are U ready are U ready are U ready
Natty no go away Natty hangin’ in steady
Are U ready are U ready are U ready are U ready
Natty never go away Natty hangin’ in steady
Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi
Rasta no go away Rasta hangin’ in steady
Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi Nyabinghi
Rasta never go away Rasta hangin’ in steady
The Sun Will Rise Again
Adapted from Lyrics and Music by Greg Todd
Johnny’s come lately he’s lost the fight
The cycle of life takes another bite
Of the pie in the sky
The sun goes down by the new night 2 spawn
Our Love will rise again
The Sun will shine again
There’s a new star in heaven
Screamin’ up on the left side of me
I can see
The sun goes down and the new night is born
Our Love will shine again
The Sun will rise again
We can stave off elimination
Survival is a way of life 2 me
Challenge me and my imagination
Get to the station!
The puck will drop your luck will talk
We’ll get a goal and
A piece of that pie in the sky
The sun goes down by the new night 2 spawn
Our Love will rise again
The Sun will shine again
We’ll fight til the end
The scent of the Cup
I will tend 2 the plan
The sun goes down and a new night is born
Our Love will shine again
The Sun will rise again
We can stave off elimination
Survival is a way of life 2 we
Challenge us and our imagination
Get 2 that station!
Johnny’s come lately he’s lost the fight
The cycle of life takes another bite
Of the pie in the sky
The sun goes down and a new night is born
Our Love will rise again
The Sun will shine again
The puck will drop again
The Sun will rise again
Give U Everything
Lyrics by Yuya Joseph and Music by Michael St. Clair
Back in the summer of twenty-o-five
We were fighting in the streets just 2 stay alive
U never knew what was coming next
Warfare and terror eatin’ brightest and best
People turning 2 religion 2 hide
From one another and all the reasons 2 cry
Nobody told me ‘bout the sun and the shade roles
I wanted your heart mind body and soul
I only wanted Everything
We were young and relentless
Our passions burned hot
I’m gonna give U everything
My story life world visions
Everything I’ve got!
I’m gonna give U everything
I’m gonna give U everything
I’m gonna give U everything
Gonna give U give U give U give U
Give U everything
‘Twas in the autumn of twenty-o-eight
Things were really looking up, Irie, jus feelin’ great
Two very long days since the birth of Iyasus
Cusp of a New Day, a Spirit a Muse
I couldn’t believe my good fortune 2 meet U
See your smiling face, hold your hands, and greet U
In Beijing and Addis and at home in Canada
We’re rockin the world from Athens 2 Asia!
Too True
Lyrics and Music by Yuya Joseph
Dylan, Lennon and Marley
Rockin’ up Canyon Street
City on fire, driftin’ higher
Nobody getting any sleep
Like Sunshine spreading on the ‘Net
Something sweet was in the air
Cyberspace? In its own place!
A rule of law, just and fair
It’s Too True
2 be anything but good
It’s too true
2 be anything but good
It’s Too True
Living with U gets better, and better yet
Too True
Rising up 2 a new day
Greet a family smile
Makes one wanna stay there
Linger 4 awhile
Yet the microphone is humming
Wants me there by nine
It’s just a part of living
This thing called company time
It’s Too True
2 be anything but good
It’s too true
2 be anything but good
It’s Too True
Living with U gets better, and better yet
Too True
Ganjah Wise
Lyrics by Yuya Joseph / P. Arthurs, Music by Yuya Joseph / Michael St. Clair
Solarization of the means of production
Equals the detoxification and
Biospheric regeneration of the global economy
Brought 2 the table by none other than she
Yea, that is the root that she bear
That is the fruit that she bear
She gone Ganjah Wise, Ganjah Wise
Gone Ganjah Wise, Ganjah Wise
Let’s bring an end 2 the global destruction
Let’s call a halt 2 the deforestation
Time 2 start up a new Rastaration
Time 2 live 2gether in One Nation
When we gone Ganjah Wise, Ganjah Wise
Gone Ganjah Wise, Ganjah Wise
Ganjah gonna win thru thick and thin
GanJah gonna win ain’t never been a sin
Gone Ganjah Wise, Ganjah alive Yeah
Gone Ganjah Wise, Ganjah survive yeah!
Some call I Yuya Joseph, Jah Lifeguard, Rasta Joe
Used to be Joe College if you really must know
Jah Love mek I smile, Jah Herb mek I grow
Listen to Jah Music, I and I do know
Solarization of the means of production …
Burning Man
Lyrics and Music by Yuya Joseph
Digerati gather in the night
Lather rather escaping city fright
Tribal peacefare rules the day
Wet young eyes, dreaming you may
Burning Man, looks like she and he
Burning Man, Brilliant effigy
Burning Man, A thunderous creation
Burning Man, Wondrous new net nation
New net nation!
Brown eyes, she’s gazing skyward
Reflecting all light and I-Word
Radiating strength, inner solidity
Searchin’ skies for any sign of He
Burning Man, just like you and me
Burning Man, Sacred effigy
Burning Man, A thousand special stages
Burning Man, Symbol for the ages
For the ages!
Kickin’ out the jams in the desert sands
Blastin’ our music, certain blessed bands
Tribal peacefare rules the day
Wet young eyes, dreaming you may
Burning Man, looks like she and he
Burning Man, Brilliant effigy
Burning Man, A thunderous creation
Burning Man, Wondrous new net nation
New net nation!
New net nation, new net nation
New net nation, new net nation …
Out In The Moonlight
Lyrics and Music by Joe Keithley
Out in the moonlight, i go a-walkin'
Out in the moonlight, i go a-walkin'
Out in the moonlight, i was tired of talkin'
Some clear still light, out in the night, oh yeah
A still cool night 2 clear my mind, oh yeah
I was down, by the riverside
I was down, by the riverside
I was down, down by the riverside
The water rushes by, no matter what we try, oh yeah
The water rushes by and it leaves no lie, oh yeah
Out in the moonlight, by the riverside
Out in the moonlight, by the riverside …
How Shall We Thank Thee
Lyrics by Yuya Joseph, Music by Yuya Joseph and Michael St. Clair
Better get a walkin when you’re knockin out your talk ya know cuz
Rockin’ without talking is like knocking out a crock
Jah rules all em Jah mek all em
Jah make em sing a rock I know cuz
Singin’ without rockin’ is like talking without thought, but
Jah, sets us free
Jah, moves us 2 higher ground
Jah, You’ve set us free
Jah, how shall we thank thee?
Go out in the evening hear the reggae up a block
Feet‘ll start walkin’ ‘cause Jah Music cannot stop
Body start a swayin’ 2 the local reggae chop
That sweet ole I I music gonna mek I wanna shout, that
Jah, sets us free
Jah, moves us 2 higher ground
Jah, You’ve set us free
Jah, how shall we thank thee?
Oh Jah, You set us free
Jah, You moved us to higher ground
Jah, You’ve set us free
Jah, how shall we thank thee?
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Saturday, May 13, 2006
Toronto, Canada's sensational new rock band, Burning The day, coming to Blue Pie!!!
Burning The Day started back in the summer of 2003 in Toronto Canada by singer Chris Gillespie and drummer Matt Metcalfe. Within the first year of writing, renown and brilliant Guitarist Braden Hoey joined the team and began adding his life to the story. As the music progressed many bassists came and went, until one in particular met the musical expectations of Burning the Day. Dan Rodbard was that one, a genius bassist who could keep up with the flow and stay on top of the bands creativity. With a full camp in house and a constant 24-7 work ethic the band continues to please its fans and raise the bar within the underground Hardcore Metal scene.
“One of the most powerful and innovative Hardcore/Metal bands I have ever heard. I have no doubt that their debut record will be nothing less than brilliant. Definitely the Heavy band to watch out for over the next few years." - Steven Downing: The Metal Post
With the release of their debut album “In fall she sleeps” Burning the Day have secured a large and devoted following across Canada, and plan to do the same across the world. Every minute of every day is used to promote and spread the word of the band. Whether it be handing out demo CD’s every show that comes to town or by touring and playing as many shows as possible, the name Burning the Day will be known by all. Hard work and constant rehearsals have put this band into a category of their own. By connecting with fans through innovative and original music they have provided thousands with belief and hope. “Go anywhere and do anything” is what they stand for. They believe that music is their saviour and they will stop at nothing to repay their debt to the fans that make them whole. Burning The Day is made up of four members who have dedicated their lives to music. Each member has spent over ten years perfecting their individual craft and they all continue to push and drive themselves to become the best.
The group moves as a unit and is part of a whole. They eat, live and learn together, with nothing holding or stopping them from reaching their goals. With over a decade's experience under their belts, they have gained enough knowledge to not expect millions of dollars or fast cars. They have dealt with everything from management companies and record labels to show promoters and of course the gruelling life of the open road. Through out it all they are still here, constantly working and innovating what drives Heavy music. They strive on raising the bar to ensure the life of Metal for years to come. Hopefully they will inspire a mind that will change something, and with this help change the world.
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“One of the most powerful and innovative Hardcore/Metal bands I have ever heard. I have no doubt that their debut record will be nothing less than brilliant. Definitely the Heavy band to watch out for over the next few years." - Steven Downing: The Metal Post
With the release of their debut album “In fall she sleeps” Burning the Day have secured a large and devoted following across Canada, and plan to do the same across the world. Every minute of every day is used to promote and spread the word of the band. Whether it be handing out demo CD’s every show that comes to town or by touring and playing as many shows as possible, the name Burning the Day will be known by all. Hard work and constant rehearsals have put this band into a category of their own. By connecting with fans through innovative and original music they have provided thousands with belief and hope. “Go anywhere and do anything” is what they stand for. They believe that music is their saviour and they will stop at nothing to repay their debt to the fans that make them whole. Burning The Day is made up of four members who have dedicated their lives to music. Each member has spent over ten years perfecting their individual craft and they all continue to push and drive themselves to become the best.
The group moves as a unit and is part of a whole. They eat, live and learn together, with nothing holding or stopping them from reaching their goals. With over a decade's experience under their belts, they have gained enough knowledge to not expect millions of dollars or fast cars. They have dealt with everything from management companies and record labels to show promoters and of course the gruelling life of the open road. Through out it all they are still here, constantly working and innovating what drives Heavy music. They strive on raising the bar to ensure the life of Metal for years to come. Hopefully they will inspire a mind that will change something, and with this help change the world.
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Go-Between's Grant McLennan ascends to rock'n'roll heaven
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by LORNA EDWARDS
ACCLAIMED Australian singer-songwriter Grant McLennan, a founding member of the Go-Betweens, died from a heart attack after a house-warming party at his Brisbane home at the weekend.
The 48-year-old singer's death came at a time of mainstream recognition for the critically acclaimed group whose influence in the industry often exceeded its record sales.
Friend and music writer Clinton Walker said McLennan was at the height of his powers and the band was relishing their belated recognition on home soil. "They were really delighted that in Australia they were finally getting the recognition they deserved … and Grant was loving it," he said.
The Go-Betweens won an ARIA award for their album Oceans Apart last year. McLennan's song Cattle and Cane was recently voted one of the 10 greatest Australian songs ever by the Australian Performing Rights Association.
The band, which released nine albums, split in 1989 and reformed six years ago. McLennan put out four solo albums.
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by LORNA EDWARDS
ACCLAIMED Australian singer-songwriter Grant McLennan, a founding member of the Go-Betweens, died from a heart attack after a house-warming party at his Brisbane home at the weekend.
The 48-year-old singer's death came at a time of mainstream recognition for the critically acclaimed group whose influence in the industry often exceeded its record sales.
Friend and music writer Clinton Walker said McLennan was at the height of his powers and the band was relishing their belated recognition on home soil. "They were really delighted that in Australia they were finally getting the recognition they deserved … and Grant was loving it," he said.
The Go-Betweens won an ARIA award for their album Oceans Apart last year. McLennan's song Cattle and Cane was recently voted one of the 10 greatest Australian songs ever by the Australian Performing Rights Association.
The band, which released nine albums, split in 1989 and reformed six years ago. McLennan put out four solo albums.
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Australian rock band Wolfmother ready to rock the USA!
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Aussie retro rock trio's self-titled album, which has sold more than 200,000 down under, hits US stores tomorrow.
Wolfmother keyboardist/bassist Chris Ross knows how unhip his Australian trio's music is. Blending '70s psychedelia, Led Zeppelin-like riffs, and mythic imagery, and even throwing a toss to Black Sabbath, the band's tunes hardly resemble current commercial fare.
"I remember we met with someone who said they loved it," Ross recalls, declining to name the industry executive. "And it was interesting to watch them talk themselves out of it, going from creative into business [mode], saying, 'But I don't know whether this will sell.' You could see the enthusiasm wearing off."
Now Ross and his bandmates are having the last laugh. The Sydney-based group's self-titled CD, released in Australia last fall, is on the verge of triple-platinum (210,000 units) at home, according to the band's manager, John Watson.
And now, it is being unleashed on the rest of the world, including a May 2 US release date on Modular/Interscope.
In Australia, the band broke very quickly after finally deciding to play in front of an audience; for four years, the trio played only for themselves.
Following a handful of public gigs, Wolfmother signed with tastemaking label Modular in 2004 and released an indie EP, which sold around 20,000 copies.
Listeners voted a record six of the group's songs onto the Australian alternative radio network's Triple J "Hottest 100" radio poll in January. The debut album was also shortlisted for the inaugural BigPond Australian Music Prize, the local equivalent to Britain's Mercury Prize.
And with music critics on both sides of the Atlantic falling all over themselves to praise the band--one outlet calls the group's debut "the great stoner/psychedelia record of the new century"--it's no surprise that Ross is just trying to focus on the music.
HYPE AS HURDLE
Bands like Wolfmother face a unique challenge when they try to break stateside. On one hand, the hype among tastemakers is so huge that the act faces unrealistic expectations.
On the other, despite all the hard work the group has done in its homeland, to the vast majority of consumers it is totally unknown and, therefore, has to start at the very beginning.
"It does seem a little unfair," Ross says good-naturedly. "The amount of work we've done at home doesn't register much at all [in the United States]. Anyone in the reverse situation would have a step up--people in Australia would know about them."
For Interscope, the goal is to forget the hype and build step by step.
"Our perspective on this is we have a tremendous amount of work to do," says Steve Berman, Interscope president of marketing and sales. "We're trying to ignore that noise and make every correct strategic move to build this band into a long-term artist."
That meant introducing the band via an EP in January and a seven-date tour in March before starting a full-on assault, including pushing first North American single, "Woman."
The fast-paced, sonic blast is No. 21 this week on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
In the United States, the group will follow its appearance at the Coachella festival last weekend with a 21-date club and small theater tour.
Much of the summer will be spent in international markets, with stops at several festivals in Europe, including Britain's T in the Park and the Reading and Leeds fests, Denmark's Roskilde Festival, and Japan's Fuji Rock Festival. The group will return to the States in August to play 10 dates, including Lollapalooza.
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Aussie retro rock trio's self-titled album, which has sold more than 200,000 down under, hits US stores tomorrow.
Wolfmother keyboardist/bassist Chris Ross knows how unhip his Australian trio's music is. Blending '70s psychedelia, Led Zeppelin-like riffs, and mythic imagery, and even throwing a toss to Black Sabbath, the band's tunes hardly resemble current commercial fare.
"I remember we met with someone who said they loved it," Ross recalls, declining to name the industry executive. "And it was interesting to watch them talk themselves out of it, going from creative into business [mode], saying, 'But I don't know whether this will sell.' You could see the enthusiasm wearing off."
Now Ross and his bandmates are having the last laugh. The Sydney-based group's self-titled CD, released in Australia last fall, is on the verge of triple-platinum (210,000 units) at home, according to the band's manager, John Watson.
And now, it is being unleashed on the rest of the world, including a May 2 US release date on Modular/Interscope.
In Australia, the band broke very quickly after finally deciding to play in front of an audience; for four years, the trio played only for themselves.
Following a handful of public gigs, Wolfmother signed with tastemaking label Modular in 2004 and released an indie EP, which sold around 20,000 copies.
Listeners voted a record six of the group's songs onto the Australian alternative radio network's Triple J "Hottest 100" radio poll in January. The debut album was also shortlisted for the inaugural BigPond Australian Music Prize, the local equivalent to Britain's Mercury Prize.
And with music critics on both sides of the Atlantic falling all over themselves to praise the band--one outlet calls the group's debut "the great stoner/psychedelia record of the new century"--it's no surprise that Ross is just trying to focus on the music.
HYPE AS HURDLE
Bands like Wolfmother face a unique challenge when they try to break stateside. On one hand, the hype among tastemakers is so huge that the act faces unrealistic expectations.
On the other, despite all the hard work the group has done in its homeland, to the vast majority of consumers it is totally unknown and, therefore, has to start at the very beginning.
"It does seem a little unfair," Ross says good-naturedly. "The amount of work we've done at home doesn't register much at all [in the United States]. Anyone in the reverse situation would have a step up--people in Australia would know about them."
For Interscope, the goal is to forget the hype and build step by step.
"Our perspective on this is we have a tremendous amount of work to do," says Steve Berman, Interscope president of marketing and sales. "We're trying to ignore that noise and make every correct strategic move to build this band into a long-term artist."
That meant introducing the band via an EP in January and a seven-date tour in March before starting a full-on assault, including pushing first North American single, "Woman."
The fast-paced, sonic blast is No. 21 this week on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
In the United States, the group will follow its appearance at the Coachella festival last weekend with a 21-date club and small theater tour.
Much of the summer will be spent in international markets, with stops at several festivals in Europe, including Britain's T in the Park and the Reading and Leeds fests, Denmark's Roskilde Festival, and Japan's Fuji Rock Festival. The group will return to the States in August to play 10 dates, including Lollapalooza.
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