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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's not a protest in North Carolina until the banjo comes out. (At Louis DeJoy's mansion)
Last edited Mon Aug 17, 2020, 04:39 AM - Edit history (2)
Link to tweet
It's not a protest in North Carolina until the banjo comes out.
This is a great moment in Greensboro, North Carolina as we protest outside Louis DeJoy's mansion.
#USPSprotest #DemCastNC #SaveTheUSPS
Notice the sign that says "I'm tired". Aren't we all?
Here's the Youtube video with the lyrics featuring Joe Troop thanks to cayugafalls
Special thanks to RuralOrganizing.org
luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And probably other places.
soldierant
(6,847 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Making noise in early morning to "wake him up."
malaise
(268,931 posts)Should put it on YouTube
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,800 posts)Here's hoping that we get a chance to!
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octoberlib
(14,971 posts)I'll ask the person who posted it if they can get them.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,242 posts)Last edited Sun Aug 16, 2020, 04:22 PM - Edit history (1)
Probably a singer/songwriter modifying a traditional bluegrass song. Possibly a song in the tradition of Woody Guthrie (check out his song - "All You Fascists Bound To Lose" or Pete Seeger
I love the sound of the banjo, especially with the mandolin - reminds me of my "picker" son.
EDIT TO ADD: "music and lyrics by Joe Troop". A very talented young man - very talented.
Also edit to correct 1st line of song.
yardwork
(61,588 posts)It's in the protest song tradition, but this is bluegrass and this musician knows what he's doing. That's powerful because it will resonate with other bluegrass musicians and fans - and they tend to be more on the conservative side of politics.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Hekate
(90,645 posts)cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)I posted the YouTube version down thread and it has the lyrics.
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,164 posts)Ok, I'm from the northern Rockies and my mother made me enunciate my words. I got teased when. I came home form Oklahoma and threw out a y'all once in a while.
Delmette2.0
(4,164 posts)Ok, I'm from the northern Rockies and my mother made me enunciate my words. I got teased when. I came home form Oklahoma and threw out a y'all once in a while.
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Hekate
(90,645 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)Monsieur_Grumpe
(109 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)There is hope. I think dump really fucked up this time.
I hope we continue to hammer the right on this message. It touches everyone in the US on a daily basis.
Every time the letter carrier comes by, you are reminded of what is going on. You don't need the media to hammer a message home, it arrives, or not, every day.
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)Just text USPS to 50409
You will be asked a couple of questions and then your name will be added to the list of over 1 Million Americans who have already signed. I'm not on Twitter but apparently there's a long list going (you can opt out of having your name appear) that's driving even more signatures.
You can also DM USPS to @resistbot on Twitter or Messenger.
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
the banjo picker wasn't too bad either.
Yay!
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robleb
(162 posts)Trump will send in his stormtroopers to put down this violence!
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Love it!
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)"A Plea to the US Government to Fully Fund the Postal Service" - Joe Troop
Edited to add, it looks like that actually might even be Joe Troop.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Cetacea
(7,367 posts)That is him and he also plays fiddle.
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)That is a real earworm and had me tapping my foot and everything!
Thank you for that one!
Cetacea
(7,367 posts)BaronChocula
(1,547 posts)calimary
(81,220 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)Thank you for posting this.
Hekate
(90,645 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)pazzyanne
(6,547 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)llmart
(15,536 posts)So nice to see these sort of protests in NC. Used to live there for about ten years and miss a lot of it, especially the geography of the state.
Took me awhile when I moved up north to stop greeting people with "hey".
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Personally, my passion is Old time styles, clawhammer and such. But this kid and the original songwriter are GREAT! Love a good American roots protest song!
CousinIT
(9,239 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,174 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)most of these people are probably Democrats.