The video for the song is currently #34 on the charts at Neil Young’s ‘Living with war Today’ site. Visit the site and give it a click. If you have a song or video submitted, let me know and I’ll return the favour.

Living With War Today

Peace & happy trails..

It exposes how people are dispensable.

The song was written by Al Wilson, and is performed here by Holly Wilson.

Schapelle Corby is illegally imprisoned in a squalid cell in Indonesia, having been sentenced to a shocking and brutal 20 YEARS in March 2005 for a crime she did not commit. She suffered the most blatant of show trials: a trial in which evidence was simply an inconvenience, to be ignored and destroyed as quickly as possible.

This song was produced in April 2009 to protest at the lack of any effort to help her. The song was written by Al Wilson, and is performed here by Holly Wilson.

The YouTube video of this can bee seen at schapelle.net/hollywilson.html

For more information on Schapelle, see:
www.schapelle.net

Although Greg finished writing this song five years ago he actually began writing it when Regan was still in office and carried the music and uncompleted lyrics around in his head until George Bush unfortunately gave Greg plenty of material to finish the song.

This version of Perfect Sight No Vision was recorded by Greg’s band Join The Opposition for their first cd which has recently been released and is currently available on Amazon Music MP3 for downloads and will soon also be available on itunes.

In a symbolic gesture Greg Stewart dressed as a dead soldier and created the character the “Unknown Soldier” in order to Wake Up America and help focus attention on the War in Iraq and the criminality of the George Bush Presidency. As the Unknown Soldier Greg performed “Perfect Sight No Vision” on multiple occasions including in front of the Military Recruitment Center in Times Square New York City, The Stock Exchange, The Supreme Court in Washington DC and the White House. Greg has recorded video of his solo protest with director of photography Matt Dimakos and posted videos of his live perfomances on youtube channel “jointheoppsotiion”, where you can currently view over 180 videos by Greg.

Most recently the band has uploaded a music video of “Perfect Sight No Vision” which can be seen on youtube channel ‘jointheopposition’ and which is titled “Sarah Palin + John McCain = More of the Same.

XXXtraordinary rendition © von robinson 2005

All in the name of love!

Gal,
Don’t you know I love my gal?
She’s the flag I wave
From high up on the heap of humanity
In the private world war for my family.
Man,
Don’t you know I love my man?
He’s so driven
We just ride in the sidecar and wave and grin
If there’s meaning to be found
It resides in him.
Dad,
(never present in the spectator’s gallery)
Don’t you know I love my dad?
got a bunker with his government salary)
He’s the finest provider materially
Without a doubt I’m going to be Ivy League.
We’ve redefined the terms of engagement, drastically
When I spill blood I sometimes see
Something is shared between the masses and me

Turning names in, valuing numbers
I know the empty shells of shorthand labels
That decorate my day.
It isn’t ugly avarice or greed
Sure we’re all one
But it’s a living taking care of my daily needs

Gang,
(blood is thicker than the mercury waters are)
We’re one flipping lovely gang
(cleaning house with the newly-named Torture Czar)
Eating velvet and we
Write it off as business or charity
If we happen to discuss God or poverty
Beware the mote around our circle of empathy
When I spill blood I sometimes see
Something is shared between the masses and me

Fear’s possessed me, and forced a declaration of truth
That can’t be spoken
But in the vested interest of the very ones I love
Divide, but don’t show your work
And while I’m split in 2
I still know that I’m luckier than you
And you know it too.
All in the name of love. Yep.

Not my darlings, nor my victims,
Just doing my part to save the part,
Preservation’s always in season
If you see love as a non-renewable resource
You’ll understand greed.
When you understand greed
You’ll spend your best days satisfying that need
Oh! The thrill of it all!
Life’s one big ball
I’ll kick you in.

Do you know me I was on your block
In the rubble of an abandoned lot
I was in a suit it was so damm hot
I promised a jellybean in every pot
Well I\’m here again in the same old spot
Decay is what I tried to stop
I knock down buildings on every block
Ranch houses on top of lots
It\’s time for my nap I just forgot
I\’m a White House cowboy
the future shock

Gonna talk about the future shock
Another 4 years we\’d rather not

John Fekner & Richard Admiral