In difficult times and places, there will always be singers who use poetry , songs and music to resist. This playlist provides an  overview with songs we like.

PROTEST SONGS

These songs represent some of the talent on Sound Cloud that I enjoy listening to. Please check them out and support their efforts and their Sound Cloud page.

Very talented friends

Pushing Back The Limit

We are stronger than we thought...
On est plus fort qu'on ne le pense...

We're not new in town.
We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
Take the time to see clearly 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can cheat with us     
We're not new in town.

For the warrior’s rest
The shopkeeper’s smile
To seek equality, I choose to take an inventary
For our peace of mind
A whole sanitary cordon
To live lightly, I’m in, you know
The pretty advertisements
Sorry, it’s too expensive
After swallowing too much, we end up choking
The dresses and the fashion shows
Glass slippers
The beauty standards
well Packaged but vulgar
We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
Take the time to see clearly 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can keep talking
We're not new in town.
In the face of adversity
For the lonely hearts
A touch of humanity with a penchant for solidarity
In the face of mediocrity
To protect the earth
A burst of qualities with revolutionary accents
We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
Take the time to see clearly 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can bawl and yell
We're not new in town.
A slice of humble pie
And years of hardship
Work may be health, but let’s not push grandpa too hard
The body and the users
intermediate bodies
Sucked into the tunnel –vacuum -dust -dust

We have to take everything apart
Go back to the beginning 
We have to take everything apart
 Lay it all out on the ground 
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can speechify     
We're not new in town.
We have to take everything apart
Put everything right back
We have to take everything apart
Then sit down on the ground
We won’t turn a hair
We are rocks and stones
You can sweet talk with us
We're not new in town.

Pas nés d'hier

“The world is becoming increasingly unstable. We wanted to reflect on this in the context of protest songs from the past and how they’re seen in the 21st century. Modern oligarchs condemn Flower Power, peace and environmental movements, and human rights protesters, for the troubles of the world. But it’s actually these despots’ own lies and greed which are to blame for what’s happening in the world right now.”  - Richard Pierce

"It's a travesty that songs like this still need to be written, if only we could sing about love, peace and happiness whilst living in a world of love , peace and happiness, where everyone treats everyone else as an equal and with kindness, love and compassion, but in Richard's words: this is something yet to be seen..." - Marina Florance

were they really golden years
as we drifted through our joy
what ever happened to our smiles
the peace we took for granted

not because the past was best
or that the grass was greener then
it's because what we really need
Is something yet to be seen

don't blame the flowers,
don't blame the girls,
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
he marched away without goodbyes
don't blame him for your lies

we didn't see the warning signs
as we held our eyes closed
the bombs, the blood,
the loss of meaning,
the hate, the deaths, the grieving

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
they marched away without goodbyes
don't blame them for your lies

we did not see the warning signs
as we held our eyes closed
the bombs, the blood,
the loss of meaning,
the hate, the deaths,
the grieving

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
they marched away without goodbyes
don't blame them for your lies

don't blame the flowers
don't blame the girls
don't blame the colours
don't blame the universal soldiers
we marched away without goodbyes
don't blame us for your lies
don't blame us for your lies

not because the past was best
or that the grass was greener then
it's because what we really need
is something yet to be seen

Credits
Words: Richard Pierce
Music: Marina Florance
Spoken word: Richard Pierce and Marina Florance
Vocals: Anna Bass, Ray Taylor, Marina Florance
Guitar: Ray Taylor
Instrumentation: Marina Florance
Recording/Mixing/Production: Marina Florance
Mastered by: Tonalex


without goodbyes

same shit, different year.........another one of my favs from the great man.....cheers for having a listen


The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
 William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll
 With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
 At a Baltimore hotel society gath’rin’
 And t   he cops were called in and his weapon took from him
 As they rode him in custody down to the station
 And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder
 But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
 Take the rag away from your face
 Now ain’t the time for your tears
 
 William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years
 Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
 With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him
 And high office relations in the politics of Maryland
 Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders
 And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was snarling
 In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking
 But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
Take the rag away from your face 
 Now ain’t the time for your tears
 
 Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen
 She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children
 Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage
 And never sat once at the head of the table
 And didn’t even talk to the people at the table
 Who just cleaned up all the food from the table
 And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level
 Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane
 That sailed through the air and came down through the room
 Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle
 And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger
 But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
 Take the rag away from your face
 Now ain’t the time for your tears
 
 In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel
 To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the level
 And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and persuaded
 And that even the nobles get properly handled
 Once that the cops have chased after and caught ’em
 And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom
 Stared at the person who killed for no reason
 Who just happened to be feelin’ that way without warnin’
 And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished
 And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance
 William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence
 Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears
 Bury the rag deep in your face
 For now’s the time for your tears

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

Cool Funky backing track provided by Freddie Edwards ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cs1NwbZp2w
Inspired by the following presentation ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nwdRIXGjc
POVERTY FOR PROFIT WHORES
You got your section-eight slumlords
Payday loans nobody can afford
IRS tax return skimmers
Corp’rate middleman breadwinners 
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores

CHORUS
They gotcha payin’ more for a low credit score
Get behind on your bills, get charged more
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty for profit whores

Yeah, they’ll get you by any means
They be keepin’ people on kidney machines
Foster children funds stolen by the state
Privatization schemes at your gate
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores, oh

CHORUS
Payin’ more for a low credit score
Get behind on your bills, get charged more
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty for Profit whores

[Music/adlib]

Oh, and the bigger the monopolies grow
The higher food prices go
They gotcha financing groceries at the Walmart checkout
Miss one payment the usury leaves you flat-out
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores

So, when you take a look around the USA
All that poverty is somebody’s payday
And you’re one paycheck from livin’ in your car
Jude stole it all from your, your cookie jar
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores

CHORUS
Gotcha payin’ more for a low credit score
Get behind on your bills, get f*cked more
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty for profit whores

We gotta eat the rich to save the poor 
We gotta eat the rich to save the poor
Needin’ more pitchforks than never before
Gettin’ rich off the poor, poverty for profit whores
Poverty for profit
Poverty for profit whores
Poverty for profit
Poverty for profit whores
Gettin’ rich off the poor
Poverty For Profit Whores.

© 2025 Renee La Chapelle – All Rights Reserved

POVERTY FOR PROFIT WHORES

here's to our valuable time not being squandered by war or difference...
loads of love..
mary fairy liquid.

Time Is Not Cheap Anymore

Delighted to say that this is the last track for the album. Will be mastering and prepping for release shortly.
Shael Wrinch: Vocals
Paul Harder: Saxophone
Dave Friend: Drums, Bass and guitars

How Many Times - Shael Wrinch, Paul Harder and Dave Friend

A song about not being there any more...

Here are the lyrics:

You know that i won't
be there for you anymore
Girl you play ball and
i just keep the score 

I never dreamed to be
that kind of guy
The one who sits alone
and always cry for love

I 've changed my mind don't
call me on the phone again
I really don't believe girl
that you care

I guess that now you're 
sleeping in a larger bed
Smile has returned
upon your face, i bet 

Maybe sometime
maybe someday

You're gonna find 
that your man
he has sent you away
leaving you far behind
without many words to say

Then you'll need a
helping hand, just a
friend to ease the pain
well i got news for you babe
look at me i'm not the same

What a shame, i'm
not the same!!!

I'm not surprised the
way you're moving on
it only proves that i
have been so wrong

No matter what you do 
can't hurt my pride
i set you free so you don't
have to hide anymore

What a shame, i'm
not the same!!!

Well remember that i used
to say i'll be around
but i think your time is up
don't waste your life 
i can't be found

Everyday when i wake up
i try to realize
all the dreams i ever had
nothing more but a 
bunch of lies

What a shame, i'm
not the same!!!

Photo taken from https://unsplash.com/

I Won't Be There

Another early attempt at pop
Full of destructive editing...
Another from this album is;
https://soundcloud.com/orbiting-freakshow-orch/your-brain-is-still-safe-with

Rooftops and Chimney Pots

Hilarious (1993)

R          O          X          X

A little song to help deal with a crazy world.  Please Let us know what you think. A like and repost would also be appreciated.  We have more Beatles, Sting, Shocking Blue, possibly Boston and others. Plus new original songs we will be throwing at you this year. Thanks for listening!!
Tom
 
R          o          X          X

It's Gonna Be Alright © ℗  
Lyrics by Hedd Roxx and Tom Roxx
Music By Tom Roxx

Verse 1
I am living the American dream
A house in the city and one mother's dream
So many friends I can't keep them straight
Sometimes I want to run and hide away

I know it's not fair when I spit and complain
And sometimes it feels like I'm going insane
When everything I do is a runaway train
And everything is up and down and I can only feel the pain

Chorus:
It's gonna be alright 

Verse 2
I awoke from the American dream
A world of insanity and nothing as it seems
You keep enemies closer than friends
Expressing your thoughts is how America trends

Speak your mind because it is your right my friend
Blind to reactions of those you offend
It's dark as midnight in the middle of the day
And everyone is up in arms over what people say

Chorus:
It's gonna be alright 

Lead Break

It's gonna be alright 

Lead and background vocals by Hedd
Music and background vocals by Tom
Recorded and mixed by Tom

All rights reserved.
Copyright 2019

It's Gonna Be Alright-Tom and Hedd

...Everything you find here is played, sung, written and created by myself, electronic drums, bass, electric & other guitars and keyboard no AI no sample or other plastic stuff, so be indulgent with the sometimes too home-made aspect.
Writing songs is my hygiene of happiness

Pushing Back The Limit

Xavier Jaari