BAAAAA! We Love Things Just the Way They Are

[From Doug]:

Hi,

I've written a song that satirizes how gullible people are about the things they're told by the 1% and their lackeys. See http://youtu.be/If95JCWEd_s

A chorus of sheep sings:

Baaaaa! Join us! join us! join us!

Maaaaa! Come and join the herd

Join us as we bleat together

We love things just the way they are

I have the feeling it would be fun for people to sing this together, possibly publicly. So I've separated out the backing track and made it available for free download at http://alonetone.com/dougsimple/tracks for people to use however they like.

The lyrics are also on the site. (http://alonetone.com/dougsimple/tracks/baaaaa-occupy-version) But I hope people will want to make and perform new verses as befits their local situation. The thing to keep in mind is, it's only funny if the sheep are naiively praising things that clearly aren't in their interest, "we love things just the way they are." If the sheep become aware of the irony in what they're saying, it loses its bite.

Imagine a chorus of people singing Baaaaa! wearing sheep noses!

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The song "BECAUSE OF YOU" is for all the protesters to sing to EACH OTHER as we continue to protest
and fulfill our cause!
The song "LET'S GO" was designed to help lead ANOTHER of our national campaigns. 

CHANGE - an Italian song by Giovanni Caruso

troppo lento questo conto alla rovescia per sopravvivere. Bisogna cambiare adesso! Per avere un bel giorno bisogna in tutti i modi sconfiggere la notte. La solidarietà non è un mondo a parte ma una parte del mondo. rit) cambiare cambiare dobbiamo cambiare ora o mai più un'altra occasione. cambiare cambiare possiamo cambiare per in nostri figli ed ognuno di noi sarà eterno 2) il tuo denaro è materiale prima o poi non serve più. Il potere e il rispetto finiranno con la morte solo il tuo amore sarà ricordato come parte del mondo rit) cambiare cambiare dobbiamo cambiare ora o mai più un'altra occasione cambiare cambiare possiamo cambiare per in nostri figli ed ognuno di noi sarà eterno l'unione fa la forza e non ci sarà una strada che non si può seguire se tutti vogliamo migliorare. Non lasciamoci illudere da chi promette un mondo migliore e continua a mandarlo a puttane Rit)

too slow this countdown to survive must change now to have a nice day must in all ways defeat the night Solidarity is not a world apart but part of the world change change we need to change now or never another time change change we, can change for our children and each, of, us will ever your money is material sooner or later no longer needed the power and respect will end with death only your love, will be remembered as part of the world change change we need to change now or never another time change change we, can change for our children and each, of, us will ever Unity is strength, and there will be a highway, you can not follow, if all we want to, improve let us not, delude ourselves by those, who promise a better world and continues to send, him to hell Rit)

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a song by Kristen Hartnagel

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