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Back in 2017 I worked with Brian Knox McGugan for 16 weeks on an album of songs called "The Complainerman Hour" which never got released except as YouTube videos on my channel. Every week, usually on Thursday, I would write a song about the news of the week which I would record with Brian in Friday. Then, on Saturday, We would shoot and cut the video for a Sunday release on line.

This song was about all of the fake news and weird stuff that was coming into the Facebook feed back in 2017.

It was a great exercise in how fast a song and video could be turned around. You can see the video for this song on line:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyG9EPw3EGI

lyrics

I got a lot of Facebook news
Coming thru my feed
I couldnt see it all
if all did was read and read

In this media jungle
I think I might be lost
when I read the news today
reality got tossed

Mean while in Sweden.
It was just another day.
but thats not the news that came
out of the USA

Milo Troll imploded
in a 4 day show
he got completely cancelled
He was way not apropos

propaganda barbie
disappeared from view
used her office to sell products
and told tales that weren’t true


Nasa found a solar system
there in outer space
Can we count on elon musk
to take us to that place

Cause I really just wanna get out of here
and write songs about the vacuum of space

You can come to Canada
If The US don’t want you
i used to live in Montreal
now, you could live there too


Justin helped a wheelchair
get on down the stairs
And what the Dump got up to
well no one really cares

Except for the war on tourism
I bet the airline companies care about that…
And he blockedß 8 major news outlets
from coming to press meetings.

Whatever…

The planet didn’t blow up
And we are all still here
Humanity should just stand up
and give itself a cheer

In this media jungle
you must hold on to your friends
put on your seat belt
cause this is not the end

Of this ride

credits

from The Yin and Yang of All Things, released April 18, 2020
Music and Lyrics David Cassel
Bass by Brian Knox McGugan

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David Cassel Berlin, Germany

Writer, musician, comedian, director and performer. Creator of Space Commander, The Ukulele Bandito, Complainerman, The DCP and a bunch of films and videos that not many people have seen because he has been too busy making stuff and not engaging in advertising. That last part has changed now. ... more

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