Ian posted this on Facebook on August 12:

Just received the finished YouTube version of my song "God and the Orange Clown", with Richard and Jess Arrowsmith adding their vocal and musical wizardry, and some whimsically Pythonesque but gut-wrenching digital puppetry from the multi-talented Ian Bell.

The song is about climate change, and is aimed at those who call themselves Christian but helped to elevate a racist, misogynist, lying narcissist with no interest in helping to save our planet, to the most powerful political post in the world. Their God didn't make this mess, and prayer won't fix it.

As someone who lives in a Northern city that has experienced devastating tornadoes and serious flooding in the past year, I'm tired of seeing right wing idiots sweep away any political measures and incentives to clean up our corporate and individual acts. Listen, watch and weep.

https://youtu.be/0hMLG42_YZs

Thanks to James Stephens and Tom Wright for recording and mixing.

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Garnet Rogers replied:

"What a lovely tune. Has anyone ever thought of setting it to music?" (Spike Milligan.) Seriously, Ian. really brilliant. The tune is so powerful and the words are so moving and spot on., The performance is wonderful too. Thank you.