FireDogLake readers davedwards1 and oregondave — We The People Solemnly.
Oregondave sent me the video with this note:
My music friend, Dave Edwards, was inspired on King’s birthday – right after the SCOTUS Citizens United decision – to write this song tracing the historical background of the corporate personhood debacle, and registering a ringing protest of same. He plays his banjo, and asked me to backup on cello (that’s me on cello). I was honored to do so, as I believe this court ruling, if left to stand, will turn out to be one of the most significantly damaging ones in our time.
I told Dave he had channelled Pete Seeger . . .
Davedwards1 says this about writing the song:
A few railroad lawyers got together after the Civil War, conspired to get two elected to congress where they both sat on the joint committee to write the 14th amendment freeing the slaves and argued for revising the traditional language of natural persons and artificial persons to be “persons.” This land mine could then later be used in court to steal human rights from “We the People.”. On MLK b’day, these words came streaming into my head – I feel from the collective divine creative.
What’s on your mind?



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Zed!
hey kelly — steph said is snowing like crazy — how ya doing?
Ya! Kelly!
hey ce — how’s ohio tonight?
i’m here, davedwards1
hey dave — how ya doing tonight? i love this song — thanks for letting me share it tonight.
Hi, dave. Here with you. And eager to dialogue with fellow fdl mates.
hi suz (delurking briefly while sneaking off to bed)
Hi Suzanne, Hi davedwards1 — wow that was great! I love hearing this, and you are HERE!
hey oregondave — you play a mean cello dood. thanks for sending me the video. how ya doing tonight?
hey spur — how ya doing tonight?
hey, suz, pleasure to be here
Hi Suz & firegods
not too bad, and you? foggy down here today, not much else to report
let me echo oregon dave’s observation:
you channeled pete seeger with this song dave
And oregondave, too!
hey ppd — how’s the south south bay tonight?
Hey suz. Thanks for havin’ us here.
Agree with Suz.
Well, thanks (blush). I’m good. Beautiful day here in PDX. How’s the coast?
hit 65 on my deck overlooking netarts bay today. down to 40 and still falling — clear skies so tis a good night to have a blazing fire going.
channeling pete is something i’ve been doing for 47 years
doing well, thanks –
off to bed, g’nite all
hey CE
g’nite spur — always nice to see your fonts
lotsa pete fans here at late late nite.
dave do you have other utubes of your work?
my save democracy muse has been silent for a while but kicked in on mlk b’day
g’nite spurious. Thanks for stopping by . . .
Hiya PPDCUS!
no tubes but jango airplay of some pop stuff, 70′s
anyone catch charlie rose last night?
bruce does pete
hey ce (falling behind here – slow typist). Thx.
how long you been playing banjo? do you play other instruments?
i missed it — been watching the oly’s
bruce does pete, wow gotta see that
I have to say, I ache about the Citizens United case.
Love Free speech, despise Corporations.
I never thought it would come to this argument, about limited speech, but I think it’s time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Germany#Freedom_of_Speech
You guys, this was inspired. I really thank you for sharing it.
1963 in college sister’s high school boyfriend loaned me his, kingston trio
pete and johnny
hey margot — how ya doing tonight?
wow
dave & dave – nice!
hey margot
yeah suz, i play guitar and piano
Me, too. Can’t help it — those skaters always find their way into my tv viewing area.
For those inclined to take some action to remedy this
Corporate FrontsCitizens United v. Federal Elections Commission miscarriage, here’s a good place to start, with a petition to sign as well:hey sunny — how ya doing tonight?
sweet… thanks oregondave
Thank you kindly . . .
i wish we got to see the whole program instead of only the skaters that nbc thinks we should see
david and i will be performing the song at portland conferences in march, david cobb with move to ammend and some others
Trouble with NBC Olympic coverage in California is Meg Whitman’s campaign advertising pollution — The Scum Also Rises
Hi PPD, Suz, and everyone. Doing well here, how are you all?
how cool!!!
Agreed. And with so little time to watch, I’ve only seen bits.
Did you see my comment at #39? Do you have an opinion about that?
kelly — you done any new music lately?
I wish. Time forbids.
Your question’s directed to Dave, I see; I’d like to respond, but am not sure what your point is. Could you elucidate a bit?
traveling half of the month really sucks dood
oregondave — how long have you played cello — and do you play another instruments?
same here — prime time is my fdl time so i gotta watch with one eye on the tube and the other on the tubes
kelly, brilliant point this is where progressive and democratic congressmen
need to fight back on false arguments and seditious rhetoric on the part of the right
Night all — work calls in a few hours. Make music magic!
g’nte ce
1958. Let’s see . . . OMG, over a half century. With several decades off, though. Play strictly for enjoyment, with friends. Like Rick Nelson said in “Garden Party.”
night, ce.
Well, for instance, in Germany, one cannot deny the Holocaust.
Also a person cannot deny a group’s view point – without FACTUAL verification.
In other words, speech in Germany is determined, a bit, by fact. One cannot just blather on and on a fact free basis.
garden party
Guitar (nylon string), harmonica, some keyboard.
thx for the quick links.
i loved garden party because it was an insider vs outsider thing
my pleasure
inside-outside
Which is one of the things that tends to happen when money purchases speech. A multi-national corporation can outbuy a person every time.
money can’t buy it
3 degrees of separation stuff oregondave and i lived around the corner from each other in the 70′s. mt. washington highland park LA and just met.
Agree.
I think we’ve been allowing it in retail-mode. But Citizens United is going to accomplish it wholesale.
*weeps angrily*
wow suz, you are on fire tonight!
fire
Ah, but don’t forget that We the People. . . reject this evil lie! Ultimately, this shall not stand.
OK. If this is Arthur Brown . . . (going off to look now) . . .
constitution does not say we the corporations
Free skate competition is amazing tonight — with the jackass commentary muted and commercials zapped out
I hope so. I’m really not a negative-Nelly.
yup — the biggies coming up soon…..
if you looked at sam alito he was uncomfortable when barack challenged on citizens united, roberts was shocked, deer in the headlights stuff, kennedy, stephens were there when rehnquist got it wrong with belotti,
ginsberg knew when nike brought 1st ammendment and was then dropped and sent back to district, these guys know that they got it wrong back to 1886
flooooooyd
you know it!
tough choice tonight — Lynyrd Skynyrd is on PBS Soundstage from Chicago. The old farts are still pretty good.
Celebrating here. Lost my passport and SS card a few weeks ago. Tonight they are found!
floooooyd marches
oh yay!!! i keep mine where i can see it — after having all that hassle of having to convince the gov’t that i am a real person i don’t wanna lose it.
losing the ss card…. *shrudder*
Sweet. Amen, indeed.
pbs up here does reruns late late at nite — mon nite prime time is rerun wed at 1am for example
Sounds like recovering your identity, SN
Can’t ya smell that smell …. yikes, it’s refer madness on PBS
The German playwright, Bertholt Brecht wrote “The passport is the most important part of a man’s anatomy”
that smell
congrats on snagging the 100 ppd
DJ Snazzy Suzanny
ooh ooh that smell
the last dj
I am competing for the gold tonight, Suz
and Kennedy was the swing vote on this one.
go to my jango airplay channel
i’m running outta quarters here folks — anyone got something for the jukebox….
what’s the link to that dave
We are, after all, in the formerly Golden State
. . . like teen spirit?
i do not regret moving outta ca — i’d lived in ca from 63 to 08 — but it was time to go.
*head banging in unison*
These NBC commentators won’t give up until they’ve killed the magic and joy in every damn performance. Thank god for the mute button.
teenage wasteland
dave here for the other dave: airplay.jango
sweet thanks oregondave
Jug Band Music
christmas jug band
I paper clipped the ss card to the passport when organizing docs for a transaction. Stupid, stupid stupid.
oy… that’s like finding the car keys in the woodstove….
Who has three lead guitarists anymore?
uhmmmm — what were your keys doing in the woodstove?
Dang woodstove was probably trying to make a break for it, eh.
yardbirds
accidently put them in a bag i used to start the fire with….. keys still work but they sure are ugly looking thangs now
heart full of soul
Sweeeeet hooooome Alaaaaabama
sweet home
I meant these days — since the Yardbirds, there was Little Feat.
Man, that takes me waaaay back. One of my fav albums.
willin’
3 guitarists
One of the best live concerts ever — Little Feat in Chicago 1977 — Lowell George was on fire.
I’m a Man inspired me to take up harmonica.
always torn between them and this as my fav artist for that song…
Yeah, that Yardbird video’s not the best — canned for TV.
may not be the best video but it is how i remember them.. used to watch all the shows, hullabaloo, shindig, bandstand there were back in the day
But different song . . .
diff song but same title — like them both and can not pick between them — i shudda been clearer — am getting tired…
Heh. The Yardbirds Hullabaloo clip reminded me of the GoGo club scene in Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s movie Bedazzled. Funny, funny movie. Ya ever see it?
i don’t watch many movies sorry. i may have seen it but dont recall it specifically.
Well, I was going to wait till the midnight hour, but I think I trundle off to bed. Been a long day. Thanks so much, suz. Let’s do it again . . .
oooooo a classic — g’nite oregondave and i’m here every tue thur and sat nites (and alternating sundays). music and cartoons to escape the news of the day
hope to see ya here again soon
wow that was an exciting finish to the mens skating…
’bout time for me to head out folks.
thanks for all the music and conversation tonight. g’nite
night Suz – take care
I’m late, but got to say thanks Suz and thanks to the two musicians.
This was a wow for me . . .
Many, many many older artists and heroes came to mind as I listened to this vid.
And Dave and Dave, you nailed this song.
Dave, going back to Kingston Trio?
Yer in my heart dood . . . I’m also fond of Scruggs, too . .
Cello? Sweet!!!! Good enuff for Rashad Eggleston, ELO long ago, and otheres?
Good for Crooked Still, and more? Good enuff for Nancy Blake with Norman?
Good enuff for me! For a LONG time!!!
Nice pick Suz, thanks to the Two Daves for some incredible music and lyrics.
I love this town.
Late to the show but still quite fantastic Dave and Dave. Thanks Suz.
Great song Dave! I didn’t know there were so many of us (Dave Edwards, musician, firepup)! LOL
Loved the song, thanks for sharing!
Damn missed all the fun to watch the Olympics. Great song Dave & David!! Check out this site where you can learn all about “Corporate Personhood”
This whole subject sickens me as I watch our Constitution get shredded by BIG MONEY!! We must resist and we must make it so Corporations Submit to our collective Wills!!
what a pleasure all you guys to share with, thanks suz
my pleasure dave