I love how your covers have so much more life than the others, not only are you singin and playing it, but you make them in a music video kind of way. Love it.
Do you do all the arranging, recording, mixing, editing, etc. yourself? The combination of your musical talent and presentation is just mind-blowing! I'm not on food stamps, but my employment situation has been compromised - I get the song.
Wow! I am truly amazed at the spirit you have to stand up and use your talented voice for others to hear about a point made perfectly clear. You are gifted. I hope you make more songs like this one. It was truly moving.
Wonderful tune....touchy subject covered wonderfully.....I have had use of a helping hand on occasion myself...and far from lazy.....more unlucky at times...
Great job you are so talented. This song could not be more timely. I've been there but am doing alright now. Not the time to feel sorry for yourself. Not looking for a handout but could use a hand up. Great sentiment to this song
I love this - so infectious. If it was the 60's, this folksy-pop ditty would be quite popular, I think, especially with the great meaningful lyric to boot.
Love the upbeat vocal styling, and I'm always a sucker for a yodel figure or two, especially in the context of a neat song like this.
The song's not bad. I'm not crazy about the message your video comments are sending though. It is in fact mostly the same people we keep seeing show up at the food pantry day after day. I had a friend in the National Guard who got sent to New Orleans after Katrina. He was authorized to offer jobs to a room full of people that would have lasted a couple of months at $15 an hour to work on cleanup crews. Not one person raised thier hand. Not exactly surprising considering the area.
I know just what you mean. We always see the same people, often for years at a time, coming to the church asking for money. They hit all the churches in town and then at the first of the month will do it again. If you tell them you've got some job they can do around the place to earn some money they make some excuse and leave. It's nice when you find someone that really is down on their luck and just need a leg up but I find that's usually not the case.
My point is that we should not stereotype people in poverty, because we don't know the circumstances that got them there. You can give anecdotal evidence for people that are poor and don't want to work... I can give you plenty of anecdotal evidence for people that are poor that DO work, sometimes more than one job, and try to live within their means, and still come up short. That's especially true in this economy, where the cost of living is skyrocketing by wages are stagnant.
And of course, if you are not struggling financially, it's easy to point the finger at those that are and say, "Just work harder." That doesn't help, nor does it address the issues that brought those hard times. Sure, you have people coming to your church asking for money that don't want to work. But I would bet (unless you live in Yuppyville) that there are people WITHIN your church that are one paycheck away from losing their home or one medical bill away from bankruptcy.
same here. I work at time for a food mission and the 'working' poor don't want the hand outs, its the don't want to work poor that do. Now there are those that are really NEEDY and we do everything we can for them. I try to find the working poor and help them in some way.
I do VERY much see Leesha's point as there are many one check away from the streets that are the WORKING poor. Only a real change in Washington is going to fix that.
And I'm not a big McCain fan, but he beats the competition by a longshot. The only thing Obama is good for is getting you a tip from his Chicago mobster friends about who's going to win a local horserace.
When I said you proved my point, I meant that you are lumping all poor people into the same group and assume that every single one of them is lazy. Unless you meet every single person in "the area" you are referring to, that's a heartless statement to make.
Thanks for promoting discussion on here, though! :)
"When I said you proved my point, I meant that you are lumping all poor people into the same group...."
I never once said "all poor people"; I said "mostly the same people".
You miss the point of generalities and stereotyping. Those are never comprehensive terms, but rather are always general rules of thumb. Rules of thumb always have exceptions. Those can go without saying between intelligent adults. Stereotypes get to be stereotypes because there's usually a lot of truth in them.
I understand what you are saying about stereotypes--that there often is a bit of truth in them. I'm contending that there are far more exceptions to this rule than we often expect... enough exceptions that the stereotype is no longer a valid or useful framework for approaching these issues. Challenging the stereotype is necessary if we ever hope to have a compassionate, constructive approach to addressing poverty, whether through public policy, non-profit groups, or even local churches. :)
I do apologize for saying "all" instead of "most." :)
I did want to say that I used to think as you do on this issue... until we came upon hard times ourselves. Two government programs (Medicaid & SCHIP) were incredibly helpful for us and kept us from going bankrupt with medical bills. I've met many other families that have been in the same boat. Some of the hardest working people I know are also some of the poorest. So life has changed my perspective on this issue quite a bit. :)
Humans are no different from the rest of the animal world when it comes to having distinct character traits. No one ever accused blacks as a whole of being industrious, but people have said for years, "Give a Chinaman 3 square yards and he'll put up a factory." And it's true; the Chinese have a gift for industry. No one ever accused the English of being great cooks, and you won't find many English cookbooks. You will, however, find many such books about French, Italian and even Mexican cooking.
Hey Leesha! I think there is lots of further songs, waiting to be written with such sources of inspiration (and maybe be banned on a CD :p)! Keep up the good work! Once again, a song with meaningful and touching lyrics...
I don't think you could be any more adorable than you are in that green dress, with your guitar, man. Your sound and your look work together and have me loving you.
Great job Leesha! Some people just don't understand when you have to make a choice between food or gas. Some people have never had to choose which utility gets to stay on and which one gets shut off. I hear where your coming from as I have been there. peace
Hey Leesha, sad how my dad worked full time and fed a family well. Nowadays, it takes two, and that don't even cover it. Not sure what the Oil reference is as milk cost more, yet takes less to produce. Although oil profits are in the billions, so are their cost. I doubt it cost billions to bring coffee into this country, but a 20oz reg cost $1.50 x 6 of those in a gallon = $9. But no one complains about that! And if we were to complain, it should be at Venezuela, Mexico, and Canada. (._.)
It's my understanding that grocery costs are going up in part to increased fuel costs... if it costs more to transport the food to the consumer, then the cost has to be passed onto the consumer. I could be wrong about that though. Plus, it's much more fun to portray big oil than, say, the dairy or coffee industry! ;-) Ha, ha!
although it is more fun to yell at someone that produces a non-pleasure good, i think the yelling needs to be at those countries we get oil from. Our top importer is Canada followed by SAUDI ARABIA, MEXICO, and VENEZUELA.
I would think it to be more prudent to yell at the car industry for such poor performing vehicles.
Also, oil net profit is 9.7%, which is NOT that high. Google is 25%. So when you hear 24 Billion in profit, that is not much when stacked against $250 billion industry.
hey there, leesha - you're so gifted! keeping up with the subscription even if i don't post. enjoying all of your uploads & this is only the beginning of a very successful youtube inspired dream. great job with the video, look forward to more! (o:
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This song springs from naivete. I'm sorry, but you really need to get out into the real world more. Live another 20 years before you try to write a social commentary on something you don't yet understand.
I am at least 20 years older than Leesha, and have much more life experience and observations, and I'd say she is wise beyond her years. A huge number of Americans are only a month away from being on the street... even those who are working two jobs. We were doing just fine until we encountered some big medical bills... One heart attack and stent surgery costs $52,000 - that is exactly what we paid for our house! Thanks Leesha for your awareness and creativity. :)
I'm not sure how old you think I am, but I'm married with children and have lived more than enough life to write from experience. This isn't some theoretical, abstract concept for me... it's something I've lived through. I understand it well enough.
Excellent job, Leesha! Very nice, sounds great - keep up the good work! I think it's about time they invent the neverending piggy bank, always spilling coins out...
I dearly hope people will soon wake-up to see the Obamanation and Mafio Joe for the crooks they truly are. You might want to check out a blog called Chicagoans Against Obama where his mob ties are spelled out plainly for all to see.
Very enjoyable. What can I do is a question that I have been plagued with a long time. This song seems to continues a theme that you have touched upon in other songs (ie, 40 feet, Patience to endure, Penny in the pocket) Keep up the fishing. ;)
You just get better and better, Leesha. I think you may add actress to your list of accomplishments, too. You do a pretty good J.R. from "Dallas"! Thoughtful lyrics, offset by a happy melody and punchy rhythm. Your backing vocals were great, also. It's always a pleasure to find something new by you here. ;-) Jon
hey my idols Scibs and Kali just wrote... cool... hi Leesha - I'm just discovering you... catchy song... and luved the message... hope it wasn't my parents that emailed you... I've had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 2 years now... they don't get it.
How much can I say that I LOVED THIS without having to retype it over and over to make my point clear...What a great message and song...At this point in my world, luckily the wisdom of being not impressed by people and pretty much stomped out most of my past mind strongholds. Really helps when people dont understand what the poor go through...
There's a great message in this song Leesha. Very good production too. I love all the vocal layering you've done. And it's a catchy melody. I'll probably be bopping my head around to it for the rest of the day now :) Thanks for sharing!
Ha, true! My kids were watching and were mortified that I even held it in my mouth, so lighting it might have been a little too much! I think the cigar needed to be bigger, but the gas station only had Swisher Sweets. Heh.
Very nice song... I have to "sing" it to myself everytime, everywhere... Thanks :-)
34CreAtive34 9 months ago
I love your voice and it reminds me of Dar Williams... have you ever heard of her? you should look her up.. and btw you kids are adorable
canvasofdreams75 9 months ago
sweeeeeet
vjholliday 9 months ago
Love your song
Have saved it to my truck and listening as I drive to work each day
seeker502 10 months ago
god sing with some fire
metalforever50 10 months ago
You're just awesome :-) Will you marry me? ;-)
34CreAtive34 1 year ago
nice guitar:D and the song too
i give you a stand cheer
Sexthreexyou 1 year ago
Where on earth is Virgin Records, eh?
IANANIGGER 1 year ago
Please give this amazing woman a record deal
XblackXfoxXfireX 1 year ago
Great song, great recording, great vid. Thanks!
SomeMetryGuy 1 year ago
Leesha. i still dancing when i hear your songs. ;) keep it up. ;)
lechjaroslaw666 1 year ago
very nice song! congratulations ;)
TheSapientia 1 year ago
hey Leesha i think you should maybe try a cover of 'Ride On' by AC/DC. pretty please. lol
shawnreide 1 year ago
I really, really like your voice and your songs!
Keep up the good work!
Greetings from Poland:)
callatrava 1 year ago
This is great! I think you are very talented as well as big hearted! Well done!
MommaElkins16 1 year ago
Love the black and mild cigar when you're portraying "big business man"
hogangoldberg 1 year ago
Cute song, Leesha and a very nice guitar too, I might add. Thanks for posting this.
Scarlett4Zanzibar 1 year ago
I really enjoyed this Leesha. I love your guitar, too! I have a beautiful red custom legend. Best wishes in all your endeavors!
Scarlett4Zanzibar 1 year ago
i watched your 21 guns cover and you made my day......watching this just made it even better. thank you so much.
jaxicp 1 year ago
very greatfull song :)
Metallcore888 1 year ago
talent <3
Pheb1304 1 year ago
Very good...well said. It sad the number of people who still don't get it.
mrmdl2010 1 year ago
awesome...simply awesome.
pzychred 1 year ago
nice texture and style with the voice...seriously...nice voice...its easier to comment about someone who is really good...than not ; )
you have natural articulation with vocal rhythms...cool
jackhammer10101 1 year ago
very impressive
jeferstrings 1 year ago
you're nice, beautiful voice, talented, works on
nerzulos 2 years ago
you are talented!!!
Diviannabea89 2 years ago
Very good!
Lastangels 2 years ago
Youre so good singer!!!!!!!!!! I <<3<<3<<3 You
Jemppa15 2 years ago
very nice words and good song with nice girl :) . PS:"what can we do"
salomo16 2 years ago
Great sounds!
benzone50 2 years ago
Very good Leesha keep up the hard work I'm no expert but I know good when I hear it
Chazzzz1234 2 years ago
little kisses xxx
jossandman 2 years ago
I love how your covers have so much more life than the others, not only are you singin and playing it, but you make them in a music video kind of way. Love it.
WickerM4n 2 years ago
I have that exact same computer!! :P
rrrowdyone 2 years ago
u are great i have been listining to ur songs every single day b
abhishek141182 2 years ago
you're great!
KirstieElizabethPie 2 years ago
have you every heard of a folk singer named Dar Williams.. ? you should check her out I am sure you will love her..you remind me of her also
canvasofdreams75 2 years ago
Yes, I have! And I actually have a cover of her song "Buzzer" on my YouTube channel. :-) Thanks for watching!
LeeshaHarvey 2 years ago
Do you do all the arranging, recording, mixing, editing, etc. yourself? The combination of your musical talent and presentation is just mind-blowing! I'm not on food stamps, but my employment situation has been compromised - I get the song.
cadwalladee 2 years ago
hah tht bit are you serious??? :D this is gret hun missed watching your vids xxx
iliketochewit86 2 years ago
that was amazing
tink20018 2 years ago
I love the Ovation guitar.
Beautiful color & shape.
halo2pc 2 years ago
You are very good!
oldnrone 2 years ago
Great song and great video! Love the lyrics.
IngerAnna 2 years ago
i loved it! really good work in this video! keep it up =)
Pedrofarol18 3 years ago
You have a very beautiful voice,good writing,You are better than Taylor Swift!-jc6154-Jerry
jc6154 3 years ago
Wow! I am truly amazed at the spirit you have to stand up and use your talented voice for others to hear about a point made perfectly clear. You are gifted. I hope you make more songs like this one. It was truly moving.
Yamiyugi87 3 years ago
a beautiful song, great video work and maaan, your hair is long again, looking bful ;-)
KrisShred 3 years ago
I can't get over how wonderfull your music is!
dragonknight31 3 years ago
Wonderful tune....touchy subject covered wonderfully.....I have had use of a helping hand on occasion myself...and far from lazy.....more unlucky at times...
fingercheese 3 years ago
Very Good song, great writting and singing.
cherokee762 3 years ago
Great job you are so talented. This song could not be more timely. I've been there but am doing alright now. Not the time to feel sorry for yourself. Not looking for a handout but could use a hand up. Great sentiment to this song
wjflynn62 3 years ago
made me feel all warm inside:)
jossandman 3 years ago
Well everyone else here can just go bye-bye because I lovelovelove this song and have been sitting here listening over and over.
very love, and the kind of thing I would write myself (I also play and sing and write)...and I have BEEN there...where the character in the song is
hugs
Moon
dragynheart 3 years ago
Well I lost my job last week thanks to a stubborn cow called recession so am I lazy? I think not, I feel the sentiment here.
visionghost 3 years ago
Good stuff, well done.
RobJamesPaynter 3 years ago 3
Thanks so much!
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
I love this - so infectious. If it was the 60's, this folksy-pop ditty would be quite popular, I think, especially with the great meaningful lyric to boot.
Love the upbeat vocal styling, and I'm always a sucker for a yodel figure or two, especially in the context of a neat song like this.
DrMalPracktiss 3 years ago
Thanks for your comment, DrMalPracktiss! This is one of my favorite songs to sing because of the "yodel" thing! :) Glad you like it.
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
Love this one too - as always!! :-))
You're wonderful!
5*
stkippi 3 years ago
u are really talented i am just barely learnin to play hopefully someday i would be alble to play as good as you. keep it up!
clownie13 3 years ago
great! loved the ba-dab-dabs :D ^^
orangejunk20 3 years ago
This is amazing!!! very entertaining to .. i loved it!!
DarlingKaya 3 years ago
That song says it all. Right on!
freedomfighterone 3 years ago
Wow.
You put a lot of work onto this video.
And it's just excellent!
Good song, bang-on social commentary.
5 stars for a superb project!
shas1814 3 years ago
wow wow wow
absolutly great...amazing voice
sevenender 3 years ago
That was a cute video and a nice song. Good work.
get30inc 3 years ago
Great song and video! it looks like you had alot of fun with it. Definitely going to fave this one to my playlist! - G.D'A
lpc75 3 years ago
Very catchy tune! I like it! 5***** + fav
~Rich
Resonantforce 3 years ago
I truely love this song. The only 'laziness' these people suffer from is being too 'lazy' to fight to improve their life and conditions
And the light video goes along very well :)
sistaspooky1013 3 years ago
cool song:) beautiful video!!
5*****
best wishes
jesse
JesseGuitar07 3 years ago
Leesha-
This might be your best video yet. Amazing song and an amazing video. Great message.
nHisImage 3 years ago
nice one:)
JC007ABCD 3 years ago
The song's not bad. I'm not crazy about the message your video comments are sending though. It is in fact mostly the same people we keep seeing show up at the food pantry day after day. I had a friend in the National Guard who got sent to New Orleans after Katrina. He was authorized to offer jobs to a room full of people that would have lasted a couple of months at $15 an hour to work on cleanup crews. Not one person raised thier hand. Not exactly surprising considering the area.
gmdinformation 3 years ago
Hmmm... thanks for proving my point. :)
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
Actually I think you just proved his. Good tune though.
broomshover 3 years ago
I know just what you mean. We always see the same people, often for years at a time, coming to the church asking for money. They hit all the churches in town and then at the first of the month will do it again. If you tell them you've got some job they can do around the place to earn some money they make some excuse and leave. It's nice when you find someone that really is down on their luck and just need a leg up but I find that's usually not the case.
broomshover 3 years ago
My point is that we should not stereotype people in poverty, because we don't know the circumstances that got them there. You can give anecdotal evidence for people that are poor and don't want to work... I can give you plenty of anecdotal evidence for people that are poor that DO work, sometimes more than one job, and try to live within their means, and still come up short. That's especially true in this economy, where the cost of living is skyrocketing by wages are stagnant.
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
And of course, if you are not struggling financially, it's easy to point the finger at those that are and say, "Just work harder." That doesn't help, nor does it address the issues that brought those hard times. Sure, you have people coming to your church asking for money that don't want to work. But I would bet (unless you live in Yuppyville) that there are people WITHIN your church that are one paycheck away from losing their home or one medical bill away from bankruptcy.
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
same here. I work at time for a food mission and the 'working' poor don't want the hand outs, its the don't want to work poor that do. Now there are those that are really NEEDY and we do everything we can for them. I try to find the working poor and help them in some way.
I do VERY much see Leesha's point as there are many one check away from the streets that are the WORKING poor. Only a real change in Washington is going to fix that.
McCain / Palin will bring that reform.
agomusfr (.) org
thiswaythat 3 years ago
I agree with that.
And I'm not a big McCain fan, but he beats the competition by a longshot. The only thing Obama is good for is getting you a tip from his Chicago mobster friends about who's going to win a local horserace.
broomshover 3 years ago
gmdinformation-
"Not exactly surprising considering the area."
When I said you proved my point, I meant that you are lumping all poor people into the same group and assume that every single one of them is lazy. Unless you meet every single person in "the area" you are referring to, that's a heartless statement to make.
Thanks for promoting discussion on here, though! :)
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
"When I said you proved my point, I meant that you are lumping all poor people into the same group...."
I never once said "all poor people"; I said "mostly the same people".
You miss the point of generalities and stereotyping. Those are never comprehensive terms, but rather are always general rules of thumb. Rules of thumb always have exceptions. Those can go without saying between intelligent adults. Stereotypes get to be stereotypes because there's usually a lot of truth in them.
Gotta go.
gmdinformation 3 years ago
I understand what you are saying about stereotypes--that there often is a bit of truth in them. I'm contending that there are far more exceptions to this rule than we often expect... enough exceptions that the stereotype is no longer a valid or useful framework for approaching these issues. Challenging the stereotype is necessary if we ever hope to have a compassionate, constructive approach to addressing poverty, whether through public policy, non-profit groups, or even local churches. :)
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
I do apologize for saying "all" instead of "most." :)
I did want to say that I used to think as you do on this issue... until we came upon hard times ourselves. Two government programs (Medicaid & SCHIP) were incredibly helpful for us and kept us from going bankrupt with medical bills. I've met many other families that have been in the same boat. Some of the hardest working people I know are also some of the poorest. So life has changed my perspective on this issue quite a bit. :)
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
"Those can go without saying between intelligent adults. ":
Actually, I think it needs to be said regularly.
I don't know ANYone who enjoys poverty.
Most Muslims are not terrorists.
Most Blacks are not lazy.
Most Americans don't want continued genocide.
Most Mexicans aren't thieves.
Most pot smokers aren't shiftless bums.
Most university students aren't anarchists.
Gotta keep saying these things over and over.
shas1814 3 years ago
I've never in my 49 years heard a single person say "most" to any of these things. So yeah, I think all this can go without saying.
gmdinformation 3 years ago
On the contrary, it sounds like it needs to be said more frequently and more clearly if you've never heard it before, young feller.
shas1814 3 years ago
Humans are no different from the rest of the animal world when it comes to having distinct character traits. No one ever accused blacks as a whole of being industrious, but people have said for years, "Give a Chinaman 3 square yards and he'll put up a factory." And it's true; the Chinese have a gift for industry. No one ever accused the English of being great cooks, and you won't find many English cookbooks. You will, however, find many such books about French, Italian and even Mexican cooking.
gmdinformation 3 years ago
Hey Leesha! I think there is lots of further songs, waiting to be written with such sources of inspiration (and maybe be banned on a CD :p)! Keep up the good work! Once again, a song with meaningful and touching lyrics...
grafikschwarzmarkt 3 years ago
Keep writing.Good shit.
AcousticFlint 3 years ago
Nice! Whata Catchy hook! reminds me of the Indigo Girls a bit... Only better!
developer32 3 years ago
I don't think you could be any more adorable than you are in that green dress, with your guitar, man. Your sound and your look work together and have me loving you.
ridbop 3 years ago
What a cute music video! Great job Leesha!
franka06 3 years ago
Amazing !!!!!!
Idianarose 3 years ago
Great, timely. Good choice on your approach to the video. The gentle comedy doesn't distract from the song's power.
sonnenberg 3 years ago
Awesome!...
majestyc74 3 years ago
Good song. Love the video, too! Five stars and added to my favourites.
TERUKO5 3 years ago
Great job Leesha! Some people just don't understand when you have to make a choice between food or gas. Some people have never had to choose which utility gets to stay on and which one gets shut off. I hear where your coming from as I have been there. peace
radicaldan0 3 years ago
it sounds amazing and its about something.. exactly the type of song i'm used to hearing from you and i still love it!
5 very big stars!
liked the video a lot too!
SojaRenate 3 years ago
Wow, you're talented, five stars to u
iamlinjin 3 years ago
Three hundred million stars, Leesha.
One for each good soul in this good country, even if the love in some of them is more well-hidden than in others.
I wish I could give more.
Leesha Harvey for President in 2016!
Bravo!
ReliableInsider 3 years ago
good acting!
wonderhada 3 years ago
Oh, and by-the-way...
a- great song!
b- you are way talented and gifted
c- you are the future...
signed,
unconfused...
jkilcull 3 years ago
Dear Leesha,
My wife wants me to make her a copy of the CD I bought of you. What should I do???
a- give her mine
b- buy another one
c- make her the copy
signed,
confused...
jkilcull 3 years ago
I the "ba da baps" in the background.
koonassity 3 years ago
In any event, great song, VERY cool video that i hope we see more of. Keep this up, and you'll have to release another CD!!
Thanks so much for posting,
Richard (._.)
thiswaythat 3 years ago
Hey Leesha, sad how my dad worked full time and fed a family well. Nowadays, it takes two, and that don't even cover it. Not sure what the Oil reference is as milk cost more, yet takes less to produce. Although oil profits are in the billions, so are their cost. I doubt it cost billions to bring coffee into this country, but a 20oz reg cost $1.50 x 6 of those in a gallon = $9. But no one complains about that! And if we were to complain, it should be at Venezuela, Mexico, and Canada. (._.)
thiswaythat 3 years ago
It's my understanding that grocery costs are going up in part to increased fuel costs... if it costs more to transport the food to the consumer, then the cost has to be passed onto the consumer. I could be wrong about that though. Plus, it's much more fun to portray big oil than, say, the dairy or coffee industry! ;-) Ha, ha!
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
although it is more fun to yell at someone that produces a non-pleasure good, i think the yelling needs to be at those countries we get oil from. Our top importer is Canada followed by SAUDI ARABIA, MEXICO, and VENEZUELA.
I would think it to be more prudent to yell at the car industry for such poor performing vehicles.
Also, oil net profit is 9.7%, which is NOT that high. Google is 25%. So when you hear 24 Billion in profit, that is not much when stacked against $250 billion industry.
thiswaythat 3 years ago
Suncor's 2007 net profit margin was 15.79%, CEO salary was $3,480,000, COO $1,090,000, CFO $764,000, Excutive $1,060,000.
Boo Hoo, poor guys, how can they live on a budget like that.
noliketoregister 3 years ago
Let's yell at Government and Big Business
who stand in the way of clean energy
because there are a few dollars still to be made
before we're all sick and starving.
It's not up to other countries
to export their resources for US wastefulness.
shas1814 3 years ago
A lovely song Leesha! Loved the background harmony, that was done very well!
~David
davelovesmusic 3 years ago
That was a 5 star song/video in everway!
Richard
DashHopes1 3 years ago
hey there, leesha - you're so gifted! keeping up with the subscription even if i don't post. enjoying all of your uploads & this is only the beginning of a very successful youtube inspired dream. great job with the video, look forward to more! (o:
11moonelf 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
This song springs from naivete. I'm sorry, but you really need to get out into the real world more. Live another 20 years before you try to write a social commentary on something you don't yet understand.
cawalabe 3 years ago
I am at least 20 years older than Leesha, and have much more life experience and observations, and I'd say she is wise beyond her years. A huge number of Americans are only a month away from being on the street... even those who are working two jobs. We were doing just fine until we encountered some big medical bills... One heart attack and stent surgery costs $52,000 - that is exactly what we paid for our house! Thanks Leesha for your awareness and creativity. :)
ConnieRee 3 years ago 4
Well said, ConnieRee.
It's sure nice to have the sort of life
that allows one to judge others so harshly.
Cawalabe, please enlighten us
by posting an awesome video with YOUR wisdom.
All I found on your youthful channel
was unintelligible noise.
shas1814 3 years ago
Cawalabe-
I'm not sure how old you think I am, but I'm married with children and have lived more than enough life to write from experience. This isn't some theoretical, abstract concept for me... it's something I've lived through. I understand it well enough.
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
great song, leesha. am sure this will hit home with a lot of people today. vocals are terrific!
jdstorms 3 years ago
Excellent job, Leesha! Very nice, sounds great - keep up the good work! I think it's about time they invent the neverending piggy bank, always spilling coins out...
jedimaster86 3 years ago
That was awesaome Leesha! Obama should use that one on the campainge trail!
drsallans 3 years ago
I dearly hope people will soon wake-up to see the Obamanation and Mafio Joe for the crooks they truly are. You might want to check out a blog called Chicagoans Against Obama where his mob ties are spelled out plainly for all to see.
cawalabe 3 years ago
Very talented songwriter! be blessed:)
ckrieger36 3 years ago
great production..very imaginative...apeman swung by...peace 5*
TinyApe 3 years ago
That's pretty good!!! You did a great job.
Nasstein 3 years ago
Very very very good. I loved the message, the video you made and the tune! What a very true statement. Keep it up.
stild 3 years ago
Very enjoyable. What can I do is a question that I have been plagued with a long time. This song seems to continues a theme that you have touched upon in other songs (ie, 40 feet, Patience to endure, Penny in the pocket) Keep up the fishing. ;)
noliketoregister 3 years ago
Very entertaining! Perfect for the times we are in..
higuoy 3 years ago
like always. amazing Leesha Harvey. keep up ;))
littleshijuku 3 years ago
good one leesha--I have to work all the time for things I cant afford but...what can I do?
sugaree53 3 years ago
Great song,Great Lyrics,Great Voice,lovely harmonies!Well Done!
buska100 3 years ago
awesome song, awesome vid, great talent all around
mobitz57 3 years ago
50 Stars! You are a peach!
fredthejunkman 3 years ago
You really commented on a serious issue effectively with this song, great job!
serenataorg 3 years ago
This is really great! Keep on rocking :)
XXBiBiX 3 years ago
You just get better and better, Leesha. I think you may add actress to your list of accomplishments, too. You do a pretty good J.R. from "Dallas"! Thoughtful lyrics, offset by a happy melody and punchy rhythm. Your backing vocals were great, also. It's always a pleasure to find something new by you here. ;-) Jon
FlyingHorseKnuckles 3 years ago
Cool new song. Great video too lol!
andyjumanji 3 years ago
... so true. :-/
katesmeow 3 years ago
hey my idols Scibs and Kali just wrote... cool... hi Leesha - I'm just discovering you... catchy song... and luved the message... hope it wasn't my parents that emailed you... I've had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 2 years now... they don't get it.
Balboa515 3 years ago
How much can I say that I LOVED THIS without having to retype it over and over to make my point clear...What a great message and song...At this point in my world, luckily the wisdom of being not impressed by people and pretty much stomped out most of my past mind strongholds. Really helps when people dont understand what the poor go through...
Appreciated your humor in this too...~Raven
RadicalComedy 3 years ago
Thanks so much, Raven!
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
Wow, you're an actress, too? *lol* Great job on both video and song, Leesha!
~Scribble
ScribbleTunes 3 years ago
There's a great message in this song Leesha. Very good production too. I love all the vocal layering you've done. And it's a catchy melody. I'll probably be bopping my head around to it for the rest of the day now :) Thanks for sharing!
kaliazzura 3 years ago
toootally agree! the chorus sounds terriffic and if you sit there and think about how hard it is to do a good recording like this at home... chapeau!
grafikschwarzmarkt 3 years ago
Wow... So brilliant.
TheMondsOne 3 years ago
Great song/video, Leesha. Thanks!
cyberwanderer 3 years ago
You're welcome! :)
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago
Terrific song one again. Love the Riding high character. Should have lit that cigar for full effect, just don't inhale.lol
30framessec 3 years ago
Ha, true! My kids were watching and were mortified that I even held it in my mouth, so lighting it might have been a little too much! I think the cigar needed to be bigger, but the gas station only had Swisher Sweets. Heh.
LeeshaHarvey 3 years ago