Great depression songs.

Oh Jean (Proclaimers cover)

Everybody knows the Proclaimers song "I would walk 500 miles" but on their first cd "Sunshine on Leith" there is a little gem of a song called "Jean" which only has 2 chords A and D,

The ending to "Jean" is perhaps the best ending to a song since the Beatles did "Hey Jude"

Anyhoo I had to have a crack at it since it is an excellent proto-punk song.

Essential ingrediants for a proto-punk song

1) use 2 chords repetitively (D&A)
2) make the lyrics fuzzy and indistinct
3) make lots of mistakes
4) sing with a scottish accent
5) as mistakes increase go for a vocal frenzy
6) shout and grunt when vocals are not sufficient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-IywSJ_zno
 
The Flickr Commons

The photo sharing site Flickr has a big project called "The Commons"
and they have been scanning in old photos from Government archives.
It is a treasure trove with many beautiful and wonderful photos from
a bye gone age.

The photos I used in the great depression songs are all tagged with
the word "depression" so they are easy to pull out of the archive.

http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=depression&m=all&w=commons&ss=2

and for the Oh Jean song I just entered the seach words
"LOC women and aircraft" I got all these magestic photos
of women working inan aircraft factory during the war.

http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=LOC+Women+aircraft&s=int&ss=2

Most of these photos are in the public domain and therefore
there are no copyright issues, so it is an excellent resource to
enjoy and to use.

Cheers. :shaka:
 
How can a poor man stand such times and live.

This song was written in 1929 and the themes of the verses
cover health care, education, poverty, inflation, financial crises.
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BncsaIZT-nM

Photos from The commons (tags homelessness unemployment)
 
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