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23/09/2019 12:48 am
A few weeks ago, the band's pianist Gene Poole-Skimmings suffered an unfortunate accident when the keyboard cover fell on his fingers, causing them to swell up. It is taking a long time for the swelling to go down and we have been unable to continue our world tour. The consequent loss in earnings has compelled me to look for employment. Luckily, with the labor market being so tight at the moment, many employers have relaxed their requirements and I was able to land a job with the climate change denial department of the Americans for Prosperity think tank. Actually, having had a few days to get to know my fellow "scientists" at the Foundation, I'm not convinced that accepting me on the basis that I scraped a pass in O Level physics in high school constitutes much of a relaxation of the requirements for employment there. I might be over-qualified. Anyway, manipulating data for nefarious purposes is not hard, a lot less demanding than actual science, and I have a lot of time left over for writing songs. Like this one. Luckily, we didn't need any piano.
Here are the lyrics, but it's best to listen to get the overall vibe. All suggestions and comments appreciated.
CLIMATE CHANGE DENIER
(Words & Music by Gavin Sinclair)
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
Ninety-nine point nine percent of scientists are liars
Of course it’s getting warmer with all those pants on fire
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
I work for a foundation set up to save our nation
From those suckers who believe in China’s hoax
We call ourselves a think tank but we don’t do much thinking
‘Cause that’s not what they pay us for, folks
I get a million or three from the oil industry
Where there’s certainty, they pay me to remove it
They explain to me what reality should be
And I dash off a paper to prove it
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
Ninety-nine point nine percent of scientists are liars
Blame the tears of polar bears for oceans getting higher
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
Watch me on TV, I’m a master debater
Fair and balanced, they let me have my say
And I crush a guy from Stanford with his fifty years of data
By pointing out it snowed the other day
Every tiny mistake a scientist might make
I’ll make sure that that is all folks talk about
When the electorate’s confused, my employers are enthused
You say I’m spreading [naughty word removed], I call it doubt
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
Ninety-nine point nine percent of scientists are liars
I’ll keep denying the obvious till the other side gets tired
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
Don’t get all emotional just because the ocean’ll
Soon swallow up your tropical beauty spot
Shame about your island, but move to the Scottish Highlands
It used to be quite cold, but now it’s not. (It’s quite hot)
Yes, I’m a climate change denier
Ninety-nine point nine percent of scientists are liars
People ask me, “Why’re you throwing petrol on the fire
I say, what fire, I’m a climate change denier
I may or may not be an enigma
http://mysteriousbeings.com
Guy E. Trepanier liked
24/09/2019 8:55 pm
Deniers. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) brought a snowball onto the floor of Congress to demonstrate that planet Earth is not getting warmer. Now he's going to bring a jar of polar bear tears to prove ocean rise is Natural. Luckily he won't cite the source; YOU! If he did then Faux News would have you on as a climate expert, you'd
lose all your advertisers and have to run for office. And you know what they say about people who run for office: Politicians and diapers should be changed, and often for the same reason.
Despite 1,000's of years of Songwriting humans have not exhausted the possibilities. There will always be another Song to be written. Someone will write it. Why not you? www.garyeandrews.com
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24/09/2019 9:33 pm
That was Mark Twain, wasn't it, Gary?
Yes, I remember the snowball stunt. People actually elect idiots like that, so yes, maybe they would have room for one more idiot :). Those bozos would probably be daft enough to use the polar bear tears without asking themselves why they were crying. And let's not forget the walrus sweat.
I may or may not be an enigma
http://mysteriousbeings.com
29/09/2019 5:21 am
Another beauty Gavin. "When the electorate’s confused, my employers are enthused." Great line that.
Can I suggest adding the allcaps:
Don’t get all emotional just because YOU KNOW the ocean’ll
Soon swallow up your tropical beauty spot
I wouldn't normally suggest adding more words, but I think if you add "you know" with the pause after "ocean'll" the lines might seem less forced.
Thoroughly enjoyed that, G.
Jen
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29/09/2019 9:30 am
Thanks Jen. People seem to like this one. I tried to sing that line with as little pause as possible to avoid what you mention, although I considered actually emphasizing the pause. In humorous songs, you quite often hear a rhyme which induces a groan and the singer emphasizes it for comic effect. Anyway, you gave me an idea. I could squeeze in another of those internal rhymes:
Don’t get all emotional at the notion that the ocean’ll
Soon swallow up your tropical beauty spot
What do you think? An improvement?
I may or may not be an enigma
http://mysteriousbeings.com
03/10/2019 4:16 am
I like the melody of this tune a lot. It is catchy. The lyrics are good. Brilliant I would say. I like your ironic stuff, altough I suppose there are some people around who think it´s not ironic...
A world-wide thing, climate Change denier are everywhere. At least, last week in our national election, we had kind of a "Sunday for future". Our Green Party made a + 10 %, while the far right wing "Freedome Party"(and climate change denier´s) had a big loss.... so we will see what future brings...
Every once in a while I get in the mood or so... and start to play...
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03/10/2019 2:08 pm
Thanks Martin, glad you enjoyed it. I'm thinking of putting this out as a single on Spotify since it is a very current theme. Before I do that, I need to decide whether to leave the word sh!t in the line "You say I’m spreading sh!t, I call it doubt." I could use the word "lies" instead, but somehow it doesn't sound as good to me.
Yes, this climate change debate is heating up. If there is one thing that annoys me, it is when I hear or read that the science is inconclusive, despite all the data and the fact that the things predicted by scientists more than 30 years ago can be observed happening now. Unfortunately, they have a good track record of getting it right.
I may or may not be an enigma
http://mysteriousbeings.com
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08/10/2019 3:20 pm
Thanks Jen. I agree. My only concern is that it might get labeled explicit by Apple. That's what happened to my Christmas song because it had the word "ass" in the title. At least this time it's not in the title. 🙂
I may or may not be an enigma
http://mysteriousbeings.com
09/10/2019 12:36 am
I think you should be fine simply because they're unlikely to listen to every song they receive so they will probably not even know it's in there. No guarantees, but it's probably a pretty safe bet.
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http://evansandstokes.com
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09/10/2019 2:53 pm
I think you should not give a fuck and use the word shit. And do it more often..
"You see, you are just like everyone. When the shit falls, all you wanna do is run away..." *sing*
Haha, I used the word fuck and shit and it was not replaced by * and * ... hahahahahaaaaaaaa. Is this some kind of european board here?
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Every once in a while I get in the mood or so... and start to play...
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