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Freedom

I love The Maytals' ska period (1963- 66) and have always thought their gospel-inspired call and return style of vocal arrangements had the energy that matched the mania of the ska beat. I had been listening to them a lot when I got this tune in my head and initially thought it was one of theirs. The song tries to capture everything I love about ska: the beat, the brass line, great guitar work and of course the gospel backing vocals.

Lyrically, the words were inspired by a TV debate between Tony Benn, long-time socialist and Labour MP, and Richard Dawkins, scientist and atheist. Surprisingly, Tony Benn was defending the role of religion and said that historically religion took the power from the kings and gave it to the people. I really liked the idea of that and therefore find it really sad that all too often it is used as a tool to subjugate the people that it was suppose to liberate. I saw a news report on the Middle East Palestine/Israel issue and when an ordinary man was asked if he had any sympathy for the other side he said 'Yes, of course'. When asked why he was helping inflict misery upon them he just politely shrugged and said 'It is God's way'.

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Freedom, freedom, freedom
Freedom, freedom, freedom

Hear what I say yeah
Hear what I say in the name of justice
Hear what I say yeah
Hear what I say in the name of love

Hear what I say yeah
Hear what I say in the name of freedom
Hear what I say yeah
Hear what I say in the name of love

So don’t you look at me that way
I’m your brother, I’m your sister
And very soon there’ll come that day
When we all rise up
And send you to your justice day

Chorus

Hear what you say yeah
Hear what you say when you quote the prophets
Hear what you say yeah
Hear what you say when you pass the blame

Hear what you say yeah
Hear what you say when you point the finger
Hear what you say yeah
Hear what you say when hide your shame

So don’t you look at me and say
‘We got to pray yeah we got to pray yeah’
You can’t hide the truth that way
We see your crime
I think it’s Armageddon Time

Chorus

So don’t you look at me that way
I’m your brother, I’m your sister
And very soon there’ll come that day
When we all rise up
And send you to your justice day

Chorus

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from Live And In Stereo, released November 19, 2013
Words and music by Scott Crawford

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The Cut Throat Razors Glasgow, UK

The Cut Throat Razors are a sharp dressed 10-piece band from Glasgow. Their first album, ‘Dr Gelati and the Lemon Garden’ was released in December 2012. Their self-penned songs of love, lingerie, libation and liberation are backed up with a big punchy sound, evoking ska, motown, new wave and big band. This is The Cut Throat Razors- you will find them strangely unique,or perhaps, uniquely strange… ... more

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