Category Archives: protest songs

A Poet at War

It just so happened my mum made me realise the battle we are living in Sheffield with our street trees is also happening in many places in France, where residents either realised too late or are still fighting the administrative evil!

So I ended up gathering info about “Les platanes de Gien” (The planes of Gien) and made a song addressed to their mayor…… Continue reading

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Cheeky democracy

[v1] Salut bonjour ma jolie cherie (french) I can’t help but to observe you, not that I wanna be creepy but there is defo something about you

[ch] that’s got my attention cheeky EU, there is something that’s got my attention, cheeky eu.

[V2] Hola Hey Que Tal? A que bailar? (Spanish) Hey what’s your name already? what?what?what? I can’t hear you. Ah Democracy! Lovely. [ch]

[v3] Hey RaggaZa a bere qualcosa? (Italian) So where are you from, tell us your story, Have you been here long? Do you work around? [ch]

[v’1] Geia Geia I come from greece my name means people power not everyone understands me Let alone is interested to… So let’s have fun while I’m here coz I may not stay too long, coupla drinks, you’ll be sure to hear what in my life goes wrong [ch]

[v4] Hey Zdrowie dievciena, prosze tell us (polish) {ok I tell you} first I’m broke, but that’s EU for me, coz here if you re not right you’re wrong. So minorities get a little crushed [ch]

[v5] Ach nein1 Wir leben dich genau (german) (Ah thank you guys you’re too nice) And it was so difficult to come here through calais by night, via nantes you should go visit, before brexit. [ch]

[v6] Alstublieft mooie meid, zegmeer (dutch) Well, there’s also your theresa she seems to want to keep me for herself she can be a little controlling, but that’s her (slips) [ch]

[v7] Nowden ahr lass we’d be well chuffed if ya steh (yorkshire) That’s very kind my fine gentlemen But I’ll probably have to decline Here in Sheffield I’m really struggling to work they arrest poets and old ladies on the streets [ch]

[v8] Spacibo democracy come see us in Ukraine well mate to be honest, I don’t know where to go I might consider your offer But I love my turkey warmer and I’m sensitive to food poisoning [ch]

[v’2] So I don’t really know where to go Everywhere wants me but not really It’s all over the same story again If you keep me for you I’m not for others So maybe I’ll just keep travelling I’ll go visit Dounia and Gaza on the way Then I’ll say hello to the Rohingya And why not in Yemen and Venezuela [ch]

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Sheffield Women of Wood

Since our poetic self is banned from attending the ecocide happening in our soon to be grey-city, it means I can watch from home a lot of distressing videos from the protest sites in Sheffield…… and because there is no point moaning at my screen, here’s my homage to the women protestors who keep coming up with very creative ideas to bring ridicule to the situation. Continue reading

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Verbal obstruction

There has been a little break with the publishing for a few days now, we are still here! We have survived a computer crash due to a faulty ram that probably didn’t like the last coffee spill! And also we … Continue reading

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