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26 Nov 99 - 01:11 PM (#140968) Subject: Buy Nothing Day carols From: Marion Hello all. Today's my birthday (27 years), so I can do whatever I want, so I'm taking the liberty of posting lyrics to a couple of songs that I cowrote with Bob Dylan. I wrote these in honour of Buy Nothing Day, an environmentalist holiday that comes every year the day after American Thanksgiving. In college my environment club used to go do guerilla choir (we called ourselves the Raging Grandchildren) in malls to make a quixotic stance against overconsumption. Anyway... here are the words, you know the tunes.
BLOWING IN THE WIND Wow... looking back now with the advantage of a few years these songs seem so self-righteous and self-indulgent... but hey, what are birthdays for? Thanks for reading, Marion |
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26 Nov 99 - 01:27 PM (#140973) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: stupidbodhranplayewhodoesn'tknowanybetter Nothing to add, But Happy Birthday. And I promise not to buy you anything Rich |
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26 Nov 99 - 03:42 PM (#141028) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Happy birthday, Marion- and thanks for the songs! My group is going to be the opening act for the city tree-lighting ceremony in just a few hours, and I wish I had the chutzpah to include these little dittys. It might be fun to write some more here, perhaps to Christmas tunes, to be revived next year (assuming they want us back!) But I confess I bought gas for my car and Chinese food for lunch. I don't shop on this day if I can help it! Allison |
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26 Nov 99 - 09:18 PM (#141139) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: emily rain happy birthday marion, and i'm sorry i didn't know it was buy nothing day. i bought a latte and a package of oreos. damn! and i call myself a radical. emily |
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26 Nov 99 - 09:34 PM (#141146) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: DeeAnn What would happen on "Black Friday" if everyone stayed home? The stores would sell nothing and we'd all be a lot richer! Happy birthday and Buy Nothing Day! |
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28 Nov 08 - 12:41 PM (#2503623) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: semi-submersible Happy Buy Nothing Day 2008. Genie posted these carols a few years ago in a Christmas parody thread: Fleece Mom and Dad words by Jeanene Pratt ©1999 (3rd verse ©2001) (Can be sung to "¡Feliz Navidad!" by Jose Feliciano) Chorus Fleece Mom and Dad! Fleece Mom and Dad! Fleece Mom and Dad! Don't spare their budget, make the kids feel glad! (Repeat) We'll make the kids want a brand new Nintendo Some Pokemons and a Tickle me Elmo! And Ken and Barbie--so Wal-Mart can sell mo' And fill up those shopping carts! Chorus For many months how the kids have implored 'em For Beanie Babies--just watch people hoard 'em--, Video games to relieve kiddies' boredom, And the latest trading cards! Chorus Letters to Santa can be so heart-rending With 20-page "gimme" lists that they're sending! It's patriotic this year to be spendin', So our bottom line stands hard! Chorus Don't Rest, Ye Harried Shoppers Don't rest, ye harried shoppers, then, let nothing you deter. Avail yourselves of savings now, with interest deferred, To save from 10 percent and up, come in and join the herd. (Refrain) Oh, try buying your comfort and joy, comfort and joy! Oh, try buying your comfort and joy! From Saks, Wal-Mart and Bloomingdale's the blessed ad men came And unto us, their customers, brought lures to play their game, How that if we don't spend and spend, it sure would be a shame! (Refrain) Oh, try buying your comfort and joy, comfort and joy! Oh, try buying your comfort and joy! |
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30 Nov 08 - 06:11 PM (#2504322) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: Jim Dixon You might enjoy Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. He has a feature-length video: What Would Jesus Buy?, (which is available from Netflix). And a couple of albums: There's the eponymous one: Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping and then The Shopocalypse. |
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01 Dec 08 - 01:38 AM (#2504576) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: Genie At our Unitarian church in Portland, OR, a few years ago, we did some "alternative Christmas carols." I thought I had posted some here at Mudcat, but I can't find them. Here are a few: FLEEECE MOM AND DAD (Tune: Feliz Navidad!) Fleece mom and dad! Fleece mom and dad! Fleece mom and dad, Don't spare their budget, make de kids feel bad! (I'll see if I can find the rest of the lyrics. They're on another computer.) |
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01 Dec 08 - 04:07 AM (#2504638) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: Liz the Squeak Oh I really wish I had a recording of 'Feliz Navidad', Limpit and I love it! (Have been known to dance around shops when they play it... I really must up my medication at Christmas....) LTS |
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01 Dec 08 - 08:41 PM (#2505455) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Buy Nothing Day carols From: Genie semi-submersible, thanks so much for finding and posting my "alternative carols" from way back when. I tried to find them, using the Search function, but had no luck. Glad you did. Genie |
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01 Dec 08 - 09:18 PM (#2505471) Subject: The Christmas (Shopper) Song From: Genie The Christmas (Shopper) Song Tune: The Christmas Song Parody lyrics by Genie (Jeanene Pratt Shoppers rushing like a house on fire, Jack-knifed shopping carts in rows, Jewels, died apparel - they buy junk by the quire, These blokes stressed out like angry foes. Everbody knows some turkey who must spend his dough Buying everything in sight. His tiny tots who are wise, in the know, Will make it hard for him to fight. They know Dad Santa's ripe to play -- He's loaded! and there's lots of ways to get their way, And all these mama's boys are gonna cry And show such pain, dear, if their parents don't buy. And so the stores are offering this simple phrase To shoppers ten to ninety-two: Come, swipe those cards many times, many ways! Mercenary Christmas to you! |