Great playing and singing Baz. And a good singalong chorus.

Nice guitars on this.  Nice atmosphere. 👍

Really cool! For a genre I usually think of as "nostalgic folk Americana," it's really cool to hear such a good version of it in another language, coming from another place. Great track!

Awesome guitar job and sound. Great melodies too.

Mooi liedje Bas. Kritische tekst is tof, fingerstyle gitaar ook. Melodie kan misschien iets verrassender? Keep it up.

I like the guitar strumming. What language is this?

What's the meaning of human rights when they can be ignored without real consequences? What's the use of laws when they are not enforced? Song about migrant workers in the Netherlands. Where exploiting these people is actually still a lucrative business model. New mix & master 2023.01.21.

[Translation]
PICK THE PICKERS

Pick the pickers 
Pick them where you can 
Pick the pickers 
Get them to our country 

Promise them mountains of gold 
And give them a contract 
That they don't understand 
So you have them in your pocket 
Cram them into an apartment 
Ten men at a time 
Let them pay usury rents 
Fire everyone who complains
It really works, you can see it quickly 
This is a lucrative business model 

Pick the pickers 
Pick them where you can 
Pick the pickers 
Get them to our country 

Drive them to the greenhouses 
Drive them to the fields 
Don't pay all their working hours 
‘Less is more’ when it comes to money 
And if someone is sick 
Or looked too deep into his glass 
Then you give him a fine 
For stains in the mattress 
If some fall out, don't worry 
You will have a new pick in no time 

But one thing you must know 
If someone asks about it 
Hide that all of your business 
Can't tolerate daylight 

So wave away what they say 
With a friendly smile 
As long as the dogs sleep 
There is no one doing anything 
Play nice weather, don't flinch 
The rights of a picker exist 
Only on paper 

Pick the pickers 
Pick them where you can 
Pick the pickers 
Get them to our country 
Bring them to our beautiful country

Song & performance: Bas Kooman
Backing vocals: @HesterKirkels
Cover art: Jan de Waardt (1871-1909)

Pluk de Plukkers

PLUK DE PLUKKERS (mix & master 2023)

New songs on https://soundcloud.com/seb-mankoo

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