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AmnestyBusker liked 1 year ago
Aung San Suu Kyi: BBC Interview (2/2) | November 15, 2010
In her first-ever TV interview after being released from seven years of house arrest, the leader of Burma's democracy movement and recipient of the...
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Aung San Suu Kyi: BBC Interview (1/2) | November 15, 2010
In her first-ever TV interview after being released from seven years of house arrest, the leader of Burma's democracy movement and recipient of the...
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AmnestyBusker commented 1 year ago
Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep (song)
A poem about death that seems to appeal to religious and non-religious alike. It's authorship has been debated, but it would seem the author is Mar...
@amountainheart -- Glad you like it. It's always tricky to do justice to such good lyrics. I hope to record the song properly soon. Cheers!
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AmnestyBusker uploaded 1 year ago
Like Water On Stone (updated version for Aung San Suu Kyi's release)
Okay, Aung San Suu Kyi's release doesn't mean she's free to the extent that people in the west would know it, but she's out of her confinement and ...
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AmnestyBusker commented 1 year ago
Chumbawamba's 'El Fusilado' (cover)
Guitar version of the wonderful acapella song from 'The Boy Bands Have Won'.
'El Fusilado' means 'The Executed One'. In 1915, Wenseslao Moguel, of...
@WazzuliofRunetotem Marvellous! The original sounds so good as an acapella that I messed around for a while with different types of accompaniment, wondering if it was possible to do so and add to the song rather than detract from it. So I'm glad it works for you. Cheers!
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Chumbawamba's 'El Fusilado' (cover)
Guitar version of the wonderful acapella song from 'The Boy Bands Have Won'.
'El Fusilado' means 'The Executed One'. In 1915, Wenseslao Moguel, of...
@headbangingonfolk Thanks mate! Glad you like it.
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A Nice Cup Of Tea 2
--- Latest! Proper mp-tea download now available! $0.99! ReverbNation dot com slash mymategeorge ---
An updated version, with slightly tweaked lyr...
Sure, didn't our lord on the cross pause for a nice cup of tea before givin himself up for the world?
-- No he didn't Mrs Doyle!!
Well, whatever equivalent they had for tea in those days; cake or whatever...
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AmnestyBusker favorited 1 year ago
Tumbleweed
--- Latest! Proper mp3 download version now available! $0.99! ReverbNation dot com slash mymategeorge ---
Been thinking of writing a Tumbleweed so...
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Beer, Bacon and a Bed
This is a song about pubs, among other things. The title is borrowed from Tom Hodgkinson (again):
"The pub's informal inception arose out of a med...
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The Addict
A song about books, or more accurately my possibly unhealthy little obsession with them.
For those who are interested, the books that Peter the Du...
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Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' set to a simple tune
This poem always looked to me like it was written as a song, but I've not been able to find any arrangements of it on the web. I hope my simple ver...
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AmnestyBusker said:
@takemebaby4444 Thankyou! I hope to record it better and offer it as a free download soon.
Amnesty Busker Song: 'Like Water On Stone' version 2
A fingerpick version of the song I wrote specially for those busking in aid of Amnesty International. Feel free to use it/ change it/ play it. I'l...
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AmnestyBusker said:
@mithunuae Newer version just posted! I'll be recording it properly soon.
Amnesty Busker Song: 'Like Water On Stone' version 2
A fingerpick version of the song I wrote specially for those busking in aid of Amnesty International. Feel free to use it/ change it/ play it. I'l...
487 views
AmnestyBusker said:
@mithunuae Thanks! I've tweaked the lyrics and the pace of the song since recording this rather scratchy version. And of course, Aung San Suu Kyi is now free (ish), so I may have to make a modification there, too. Hope to do some proper recording soon, along with MyMateGeorge -- will probably pos...
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