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11 Sep 03 - 08:02 PM (#1017250) Subject: Lyr Add: ALLENDE (Don Lange, Christy Moore) From: michaelr It was 30 years ago today that General Pinochet's fascist stormtroopers, under guidance of the CIA, murdered Chile's democratically elected President Salvador Allende and put a brutal end to that country's fledgling experiment with democratic socialism. This is from Christy Moore's book "One Voice". Allende (Don Lange) The nighthawk flies and the owl cries As we're driving down the road Listening to the music on the all-night radio show The announcer comes on, says if you've got ideas I'll file the patent for you What's an idea that's not in the store Making a buck or two We drive to the town but the shutters are down And the all-night restaurant's closed It's the land of the free, they've got booze and TV And there's tramps in the telephone booths The stars and the trees and the early spring breeze Says forget what assassins have done Take our good soil in the palm of your hand And wait for tomorrow's sun A truck driver's wife leads a rough life He spends his time on the road Carrying the goods, all the copper and wood That's what makes America great But the dollars like swallows they fly to the south Where they know they've got something to gain Allende is killed, and the trucks are soon rolling again The nighthawk flies and the owl cries As we're driving down the road The full moon reveals all the houses and fields Where good people do what they're told Victor Jara he lies with coins in his eyes There's no one around him to mourn Who needs a poet who can't take commands Who'd rather make love than war CH: It's a long way from the heartland To Santiago Bay Where the good doctor lies with blood in his eyes And the bullets read U S of A Cheers, Michael |
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12 Sep 03 - 12:57 AM (#1017341) Subject: RE: The other 9-11: Chile 30 years ago From: Amos Whoof!! Powful stuff, Michael! A |
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12 Sep 03 - 02:39 AM (#1017351) Subject: Lyr Add: ALLENDE (Don Lange) From: Stewie I first heard first came by this song on a Moving Hearts LP and hadn't heard the original. It was not on the two Don Lange LPs that I have. However, Art Thieme recently sent me some wonderful tapes of his favourites which included Don Lange singing 'Allende'. It seems that Christy took considerable liberties with Lange's text. What a brilliant song! ALLENDE (Don Lange) The nighthawk swoops and the hoot owl hoots And we're driving on down the road And, like it or not, this country'll rock On the all-night radio show The announcer comes on, says if you've got ideas We'll find a patent for you For what good's an idea that's not in the store Making a buck or two Chorus: It's a long, long way from the heartland To Santiago Bay Where the good doctor lies, with blood in his eyes And the bullets read US of A And the bullets read US of A We passed through towns where shutters pulled down Say the all-night restaurant's closed It's the land of the free, it's booze or TV And a bum in each telephone booth But the stars in the trees and an early spring breeze Says forget what assassins have done And take this good land in the palm of your hand And wait for tomorrow's sun Chorus A trucker's good life here includes a good wife here He rides along on his rig And they move the goods, all the copper and wood And that makes America great But their taxes like birds head for the south Where they think they've got something to gain Allende is killed, Uncle Sam foots the bill Communeros are rolling again Chorus The nighthawk swoops and the hoot owl hoots And we're driving on down the road A full moon reveals all the houses and fields Where good people do what they're told A poet lies with coins on his eyes And no one's around him to mourn For what good is a poet who can't take commands Who'd rather make love than war Final chorus: It's a long, long way from the heartland To Santiago Bay Where the good doctor lies, with blood in his eyes And the bullets read US of A It's a long, long way from the heartland To Santiago Bay Where the good doctor lies, with blood in his eyes And the bullets read US of A And the bullets read US of A Source: transcription of Don Lange 'Allende'. I heard on the radio today that Australia's secret service also played a despicable role in this abominable episode. --Stewie. |
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12 Sep 03 - 03:57 AM (#1017369) Subject: RE: The other 9-11: Chile 30 years ago From: The Borchester Echo Victor Jara, pioneer of the New Chilean Song Movement under Popular Unity, was murdered by Pinochet's henchmen in the Santiago boxing stadium five days later on 16 September. I still have his songbook, published by Essex House, then costing £2.50, and I noticed recently that 'Manifiesto' has been reissued on CD, |
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12 Sep 03 - 05:26 AM (#1017405) Subject: RE: The other 9-11: Chile 30 years ago From: GUEST,Felipa for more songs, see Blood upon the Grass (McNaughtan) in DT and the songs of Victor Jara thread (and/or do a mudcat search for Jara) |
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12 Sep 03 - 07:16 PM (#1017879) Subject: RE: The other 9-11: Chile 30 years ago From: michaelr Stewie, thanks for posting the original lyrics. By comparison, Christy's version does not strike me as an improvement! Cheers, Michael |
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03 Nov 05 - 03:42 AM (#1596247) Subject: RE: The other 9-11: Chile 30 years ago From: HuwG Does anyone have the chords for Don Lange's version ? |
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03 Nov 05 - 05:11 AM (#1596277) Subject: RE: The other 9-11: Chile 30 years ago From: open mike From what i understood (heard it in a song I am sure) Victor Jara had his fingers and hands chopped off in front of that crowd before he was killed. this is from pete seeger's web site: Many martyrs have been immortalized in song, among them John Brown, Joe Hill, Harry Sims, Amilcar Cabral, Che Guevara, Pancho Villa, George Jackson, Fred Hampton and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The Chilean poet, songwriter and artist, Victor Jara, after his arrest by the junta, was ordered by the police to stop singing his songs of freedom to the other prisoners herded into the soccer stadium in Chile. When he refused, a policeman severed Victor Jara's fingers with an axe and shouted, "Now play!" Victor Jara's voice was stilled only by a volley of bullets. Arlo Guthrie and Adrian Mitchell's song, "Victor Jara" (on Warner Bros. current Arlo Guthrie album "Amigo") will etch the name and memory of Victor Jara on the hearts of all humanity for a long time to come. Holly Near also gave tribute to the memory of Victor Jara in her song, "It Could Have Been Me.": "The junta took the fingers from Victor Jara's hands They said to the gentle poet, "Play your guitar now if you can! Well Victor started singing until they shot his body down You can kill a man but not a song when it's sung the whole world round." |