Steve Earle's new cd “The Revolution Starts Now" due 8/24, listen now!

[Bushfire]

mods, please consider leaving in GD. He is now part of Air America with a weekend show. This cd is on an independant label, and one of the songs will be on Michael Moore's FH911 DVD.

Track Listing:

01 The Revolution Starts ... Now
02 Home to Houston
03 Rich Man's War
04 Warrior
05 The Gringo's Tale
06 Condi, Condi
07 F the CC
08 Comin' Around
09 I Thought You Should Know
10 The Seeker
11 The Revolution Starts Now

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/earle_steve/767505/album.jhtml

[el_gato]

1. Awsome

Here's the words to one of the songs:



Rich Man’s War

Jimmy joined the army ‘cause he had no place to go
There ain’t nobody hirin’
‘round here since all the jobs went
down to Mexico
Reckoned that he’d learn himself a trade maybe see the world
Move to the city someday and marry a black haired girl
Somebody somewhere had another plan
Now he’s got a rifle in his hand
Rollin’ into Baghdad wonderin’ how he got this far
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war

Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm
Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar
Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl
A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world
Been a year now and he’s still there
Chasin’ ghosts in the thin dry air
Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war

When will we ever learn
When will we ever see
We stand up and take our turn
And keep tellin’ ourselves we’re free

Ali was the second son of a second son
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come
Ain’t nothin’ else to do around here just a game children play
Somethin’ ‘bout livin’ in fear all your life makes you hard that way

He answered when he got the call
Wrapped himself in death and praised Allah
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war

[Yogi]

4. how true that song is. n/t

[Bridget Burke]

2. Great. And Steve is not good just because of his politics.

He's produced many excellent records over the years. Country rock, hard rock, honky tonk, bluegrass, Irish, acoustic folk, etc. He's got a "songwriter's" voice--not suited for Broadway--but he knows how to present himself.

And his writing is very fine, with wide-ranging subject matter. There's often been a bit of "social consciousness" in some of his lyrics. But this year he's decided to go overtly political; it's definitely time.

Here's the Original Unofficial Steve Earle site: www.steveearle.net/

And here's his own site: http://www.steveearle.com/

[Yogi]

3. I think that's an album...

I'll be getting. Thanks.

[Minstrel Boy]

5. "F the CC"

F the CC

I used to listen to the radio
And I don’t guess they’re listenin’ to me no more
They talk too much but that’s okay
I don’t understand a single word they say
Piss and moan about the immigrants
But don’t say nothin’ about the president
A democracy don’t work that way
I can say anything I wanna say

So fuck the FCC
Fuck the FBI
Fuck the CIA
Livin’ in the motherfuckin’ USA

People tell me that I’m paranoid
And I admit I’m gettin’ pretty nervous, boy
It just gets tougher everyday
To sit around and watch it while it slips away
Been called a traitor and a patriot
Call me anything you want to but
Just don’t forget your history
Dirty Lenny died so we could all be free



http://www.steveearle.net/discography/revolution.php

[Bushfire]

6. Lex posted the lyrics to most of the songs here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2165444