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[Verse 1]
Woke up in the morning
A little past eight
The homies in the yard and my baby's in my face
I'm starvin'
I ate
Hit the shower
Then skate
Can't even find a way to get the start to my day
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day
Ah-ah-ah
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day

[Verse 2]
Woke up in the morning
A little past ten
It's another day of ball
So we back at it again
Take the rag out the bins
Hit the store and get some gin
Can't even find a way to get the start to my day
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day
Ah-ah-ah
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day

[Verse 3]
Woke up in the morning
A little past eight
The homies in the yard and my baby's in my face
I'm starvin'
I ate
Hit the shower
Then skate
Can't even find a way to get the start to my day
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day

[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day
Ah-ah-ah
Where do I start?
I'm just trying to get the start to my day

Where Do I Start

Verse 1
My philosophy’s a ragged old hat,
Take it away — I just laugh at that.
The words they throw, I turn to rhyme,
Little poems, some half in time.

I am what I am, a touch askew,
A clown, a sage — depends on the view.
I wait for nothing, I welcome rain,
And somehow laughter breaks the chain.

Chorus
Oh oh, such a comedy light,
We applaud even eyelids at night.
Life weighs less when you let it slide,
I take the storm, but I keep my pride.

Verse 2
A world so strange, a grand parade,
We love the party more than the blade.
A suited corpse will draw a cheer,
But silent truth won’t reappear.

A golden ring shines down the aisle,
But love slips out through the cracks in style.
We gloss the soul till the truth is gone,
The wrapping shines, the void lives on.
Chorus (same)

Bridge
So I just dance with my mistakes,
Sing out of tune for heaven’s sake.
If wrapping’s worth more than my skin,
I’ll sell in cardboard — let’s begin!

Final Chorus
Oh oh, such a comedy light,
Even the void can shimmer bright.
We laugh much louder when things are blurred,
I lose my keys… but not my word.

Coda 
“As Plato whispered: beauty lifts the soul…
What beauty.”



My Philosophy

The great singer, activist and soul sister Sandra Izsadore is back in the mix. She graced the international music stage on 1976's 'Upside Down' and has worked with  legendary artists Fela, Osibisa, Ginger Baker and many more. She influenced Fela to write about and focus on cultural matters of Africa, the Afro-Diaspora and human rights. She helped Fela conceive of Afro-Beat in 1969 in Los Angeles. Pleasuremaker wrote this song channeling Fela Kuti, Sandra and the history that tied this moment together as we face the most blatant disregard for human lives, human rights and for the struggle all people of color and poor and working class folks face all around the world each day. A new day is dawning, we must recognize where we have been and where we are at to ever truly make a brighter world.
This track highlights what is happening on earth right now in 2015 and has been an ongoing struggle for justice world wide.

Please take the time to share this track, this IS what is going down right down.
We dedicate this song to Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Treyvon Martin, and the countless other innocent victims of murder, police brutality, and racism.

Dear World Feat. Sandra Izsadore

Transgressive Records have announced details of a very special Songhoy Blues release. Available digitally, the single features a Julian Casablancas edit of Petit Metier and a live version of Al Hassidi Terei, recorded at their sold-out London Koko show in November of last year.

The band re-recorded the vocals for Petit Metier last August and Casablancas has been working on the new production with engineer and mixer Shaun Everett (Alabama Shakes / Weezer) while Al Hassidi Terei was mixed by the band’s front-of-house engineer Leon Pearce and perfectly captures the live energy of the bands incendiary performances.

Having fallen for the band in 2014, Casablancas invited the band to tour with his band The Voidz in November 2014. His label, Cult Records, subsequently partnered Atlantic Records in the U.S. to release their debut album, Music In Exile, in 2015.

Cult Records will also subsequently release the single as a limited edition 7” in the U.S. 

Additionally, this week the band have been announced as winners in the ‘Newcomer’ category at the 2016 Songlines Awards. The band were previously nominated in the ‘Best New Band’ category at last 

Finally, having made their first appearance in London in July 2014 at the Servants Jazz Quarters, the band play The Roundhouse in London at the end of this month on Saturday 21st May 2016 – a staggering ascent for any band. 

The show billed as ‘Songhoy Blues presents ‘Music in Exile’ - a celebration of music from Mali and beyond’, also features a performance from special guest FATOUMATA DIAWARA and appearances from Blick Bassy and United Vibrations and a DJ set from The Invisible’s Dave Okumu.

Praise for Music In Exile:

They have all the makings of African-rock crossover heroes – 5/5 The Guardian

Persuasively propulsive as anything so far released this year – 4/5 Independent

Their debut is one of the year’s standout albums – 5/5 The Times

Thrilling and vital young African band – 4/5 Mail on Sunday

If you thought guitar music was dead, think again – 4/5 Daily Mirror

A masterpiece, blending American guitar licks with Malian groove – 8/10 NME

Etching out their own groove – 4/5 Daily Telegraph

Set to take London by storm – 4/5 Eve Standard

A triumph – Observer

Incredibly rousing and intense – 4/5 Mojo

Grit, urgency and delicacy in abundance – 4/5 Q

Petit Metier

Petit Metier (Cult Version by Julian Casablancas)

The Remixes

Last Delight (Radio Citizen Version)

96 Nina Simone - Nobody's Fault But Mine (RocknRolla Soundsystem Edit)

Tunng vs Taraf De Haidouks -  Homecoming

Soul Keita feat. Nicolas Jaar - Democracy, I Was Thirsty

Alice Russel- To Know This

Original is only two and a half minutes long so I've extended and rearranged the instrumental parts.

Salena Jones - Summertime (Mark Wayward Edit)

Summer Days (Remix) feat. Bajka

MOS DEF, LENNY KRAVITZ, THE PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, TROMBONE SHORTY came together to make this song in response to the BP OIL SPILL. Nickodemus & Brian J of The Pimps of Joytime busted out this REMIX because we simply HAD TO! ALL PROCEEDS for the purchase of this tune & the original album go to www.gulfaid.org *please make a donation!!  Still tryna wrap our heads around it all... still can't believe we witnessed this shit go down in 2010!

"Ain't My Fault" Gulf Aid Allstars (Nickodemus & PJT's REMIX)

Another Mr Bird remix for the mighty Savages of Hungary!!!

Check out more of his tunes here...highly recommended!!!

http://soundcloud.com/savages


96 Nina Simone - Nobody's Fault But Mine (RocknRolla Soundsystem Edit)

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