Thursday, October 25, 2012

Stolen Moments!


Finally!  It's finished!  Stolen Moments!  For those of you who aren't familiar with the song, it's a jazz tune written by Oliver Nelson years ago.  The lyrics that you hear people singing (I think they were written by Mark Murphy) are nice, but mainly talking about a failed relationship.

This is a video I produced to raise awareness around the fact that black felons, and felons of all colors for that matter, are systemically excluded from a basic American right.  But it's larger than just felons.  The subtle (and these days, not so subtle ways) that people of color, students and people without either money, prestige or political power are insidiously kept out of exercising their rights should be a concern for EVERYONE!  Stolen Moments is a traditional jazz tune with a new set of lyrics!  Pass the message on!  And DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!


http://youtu.be/ip0IPEJwHD0

Here are the lyrics:

Here's a slick way to steal an election
You just sort out the darkest hues
next, you attach the label FELON
bottom line, an unconscious cue.

If you snivel
the drivel
don't matter
these felons
whose melons
imbued
yes they're screwed
but you know
that your guilt
is a quilt
for the truth
WHEN CAN WE SEIZE THE TIME?

Here's the next way to steal an election
Do I hear Ohio now?
Flip the people's agenda backwards
Trojan horse or sacred cow?


If you snivel
the drivel
don't matter
these felons
whose melons
imbued
yes they're screwed
but you know
that your guilt
is a quilt
for the truth
WHEN CAN WE SEIZE THE TIME?