Straight to Hell - Heart, Voice & Piano

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speakeasy
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Straight to Hell - Heart, Voice & Piano

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It's been a heavy summer in so many ways. I've been really sad about the death of a young man named Elijah McClain at the hands of police (8/24/19) not far from my home in Colorado, USA. There's so much inhumanity taking place everywhere. I think most of all Joe was about human beings--with hearts. He was a big heart guy. Straight to Hell' has been cutting right to the bone for me this summer. So much inhumanity, so much heart. Feeling all of this heaviness, I recorded this version for piano and voice. It's dedicated to Elijah and all the people with hearts.


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All the murders by the police are soul destroying but the killing of Elijah hit me pretty hard too. The thought of someone playing their violin for the animals in a county shelter to try to reduce their stress levels fills me with joy and for the police to eliminate him is so depressing and makes me feel so empty.

Nice version BTW, I enjoyed it. Probably my favourite Clash song. Always in the top 5 anyway.
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Just had a listen, nice work.
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Thanks for the listen and kind words! It felt like I was studying that song all pandemic summer like a text book. Joe's lyrics are so spare and powerful. It's like zen writing.

And yea, oliver--the Elijah tragedy is beyond sad. It's hard for me to fathom that level of inhumanity.

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Really nice version. R.I.P. Elijah.
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Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty


We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.

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Marky Dread wrote:
24 Sep 2020, 3:31pm
Really nice version. R.I.P. Elijah.
I really appreciate you checking it out. Thank you!

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