From Eileen Boisseau
Creativity + Social Change
University of
Connecticut
This is my son Andrew's (Andy Palmer and Grub Street Writer, a progressive folk rock band) latest artwork. I thought it was pretty amazing (of course) and that our class would appreciate this timely, creative message.
Occupy Wall Street montage with musical support by Andy Palmer (“Lawless,” from Palmer’s Sometime Around). Grub Street Writer performed at Occupy Denver on Saturday, October 22nd, in an effort to support the movement’s core message of fundamental change to the regulation of our financial industry being critical.
Lyrics:
They have no idea
No clue
What we're gonna do
There's been a breach
Down by Broad Street
And it's a hackneyed coup
Stay silent
Be quiet
Little man little man
You're a proxy mind in a
Proxy time in a
Proxy land
And they move the world how they want to move
Lawlessly move how they want to
Are we cursed?
Or just the first
Ones to wonder
Who's been played the fool?
Not you, aw, yeah you
And all the others
The huckster steals
Golden years
And nails them all to the Wall
Merchant men,
Storm the den
And Borough through the Hall
To move the world how you want to move
Lawlessly move how you want to
Got an idea?
Got a clue?
What you're capable of
Rise up
You're done
With little man matters
And you'll move the world how you want to move
Lawlessly move how you want to
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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I really liked this video! I liked how Andy Palmer and Grub Street Writer combined a collage of images/video clips with the music. The first few clips were interesting because they were older. Which showed me that the problems that are being addressed in the occupy movement have always been around. I knew we had these issues in the past but the video really kinda showed me that they are the same issues that never really went away. I thought the video was very powerful and a lot of the images said a lot, even though they were only shown for a few seconds!
ReplyDeleteWatching this video collage was amazing! What a great way to express yourself, even more now with the internet and the amount of material out there to draw from. It also shows that amount of talent and creativity that your son and his group have. Thank you for sharing it with our community group on-line class.
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