The Songs of Gerry Dempsey
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Beyond the Freeway.wmv
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The association between cars and freedom is laughable. Think of what needs to be tamed to grant us that freedom. Concrete and tarmac obliterating ecosystems. The political-...
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Puff the mighty Stalin.wmv
gerrydempsey2009
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The main joke is the way the two tunes fit together: one a beloved childrens' song, the other an anthem to totalitarian excess. The satyrical lyric is a bit stale, and Yarr...
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Between the Wars.wmv
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I find this moving Billy Bragg song difficult to sing without crying. Is it disappointed hopes? Or alienation? The skys are still too often 'dark with bombers'.
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The Stampede
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A virtual bluegrass arrangement of a swing classic from the 1920s. Apart from dropping it a semitone, adding a bogus intro., I've tried to stay as close as possible to the ...
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Better Sooner!
gerrydempsey2009
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Sadly, there are plenty of people (including some of our leaders) who look forward to Armageddon. If they succeed then better it's sooner, while nature is still more resili...
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hitchhikers
gerrydempsey2009
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Where have all the hitchers gone? During the many years I depended on it, during the longer waits, I would guess at the responses of passing drivers. Maybe they'd look shee...
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You'll be Allright
gerrydempsey2009
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Downbeat song with upbeat ending. Most of the pictures are from a kid's story of mine about a put-upon crossing attendant, Lollipop Woman.
Lyric:
When kids throw bric...
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AutumnLeaves
gerrydempsey2009
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Rare but enjoyable family get-together.
Check out my blog of Janacek arrangements:
http://janacekarranged.wordpress.com/
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Alles Von Mir
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"Alles von mir" a lost fragment of JS Bach written in retaliation for all those jazz arrangements of his music. Here, a much-loved jazz standard is given a Bach treatment.
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Labour of Love
gerrydempsey2009
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Original Composition by Gerry Dempsey
Performed by Gerry, Laurie and Peter Dempsey
6 September 2009
Turn to your Labour of love.
When the weight of the world is just ...
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