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Singles and Out​-​takes

by Fred Gillen Jr

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1.
Black Hills 04:47
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In these hills there is a power you will never understand you can carve your politicians faces in the land but the earth is too strong to be stained by mortal man Black Hills I went down to the rez and saw our country's greatest shame the cardboard shacks and broken glass of my people stripped of home and name but the heart of these great warriors nothing you can do will change Black Hills at wounded knee I felt the force of thousands of brave souls martyrs with no statues to them anonymous this hill they hold biding their time in silence until their drums again will roll Black Hills it is in the darkness of their eyes that men get lost the quest for gold can not out weigh the quest for truth without a cost protect us oh Great Spirit help us seek the shining star Listen to the heart there is only one heart we are all related listen to the heart
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River of Money 02:52
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I look at this river I see beauty and light I see people with picnics I see herons in flight they look at the same thing they look at this river they see money, money, money, money I look at this river I see childhood memories imagine tribes who came before I see history they look at the same thing they look at this river they see money, money, money, money money radiating, money multiplying if stocks are climbing, who cares who is dying we gather together we shout and we fight we meet to write letters keep our eyes on the prize we look at this river we see wealth, we see strife we look at this river we see water is life they look at the same thing they look at this river they see money, money, money, money
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Every Time 03:53
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These Nameless Streets 04:29
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you took Johnny Walker red instead of a flashlight on your walk down memory lane and now you wonder why the pain is all that's left for your efforts and why nothing can dull the shame of the stain that you left on her white sheets and the memory of your walk down her street going anyplace in the world but home these nameless streets they don't seem to lead anyplace but back trying to get out of town you can't keep your feet so you go back or you go down the streets don't have names in this place for a reason and their numbers don't add up to anything worth repeating so you turned the car and you left town thinking you'd be gone for good and you would have been if the nightmares would have remained on those nameless streets but they followed when you tried to leave these nameless streets they don't seem to lead anyplace but back trying to get out of town you can't keep your feet so you go back or you go down how far are you willing to go these days? you used to go all the way but it's a long way down memory lane and there's no one left to take you back Now johnny walker's left you for dead and you're stuck down memory lane with only the nightmares that you carried around and there is no help to be found in this place the phones are all dead and there's led in the paint and you've taken all that you can take these nameless streets they don't seem to lead anyplace but back trying to get out of town you can't keep your feet so you go back or you go down trying to get out of town
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New York Town 03:51
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Real Life 03:51
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Real Life I tried to sing for the camera I thought I was narcissist enough but all I saw was my own face and realized how boring that was I thought that singing was my job though I never got paid very much I watched the comments scroll along to try to make it less dull feeling stupid, looking worse sounding bad, feel like a jerk I want real life, I miss real people I can’t feel life on this stupid, smart device I got my ballot in the mail it looked like the Iowa test flash back to number two pencils and a dirty, battered desk I want to see my neighbors waiting get a sticker when I vote when I slide my ballot in I want everyone to know feeling stupid, seeing worse smelling bad, feel like a jerk I want real life, I miss real people I can’t feel life on this stupid piece of paper I want to hear the clink of glasses can I buy the next round? we’ll get good and liquored up then we’ll stagger out of town but here in my room I realize everything is gonna be fine the way we work together is by being alone this time feeling stupid, seeing worse but in this mask I’m not a jerk I want real life, I miss real people I can’t feel life but I’ll keep trying
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Only Sky (Olympic mix) 03:41
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Coffee, Cocaine, Bed 03:43
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Dreams In The Wind (Electric Version) 04:54
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10.
Going To The Supermarket (Rock Version) 02:27
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Fingerprints 03:22
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Take My Heart (Alternate version from 2004) 02:50
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Obliterate (Alternate Version from 2004) 04:32
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This Town This Time (Alternate Version from 2004) 03:50
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Going To the Supermarket (Dance Mix) 02:33
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New York Town Instrumental 03:53
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Water Is Life 04:35
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Water Is Life intro: E B E B A E someone’s ashes floating down the river A B lamp light twinkling in the dawn twilight A E water tossed around an ancient tree A B monkeys on the wires, crows in flight A E candles burning on the temple stairs A B marigold petals everywhere A C#m a young woman kneels by the bank to wash her hair B E as a young man dreams of her somewhere E B water is life. the river never stops E B water is life, the river it lives on C#m B A water is life, the river is us and we are it A B E celebrate the river with a song as we sing and dance one dog mounts another puppies will come, and play along these banks before she does her washing a woman kneels in prayer another woman sets up to sell juice she squeezes there water is life. the river never stops water is life, the river it lives on water is life, the river is us and we are it celebrate the river with a song G#m C#m this river came from high on the Tibetan plain A B it will flow to India and to the ocean make its way G#m C#m A someone in America may swim in water from this place
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Don't Give Up 05:16
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Hope Machine - Peace For Christmas 03:47
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All I want is peace for Christmas Cause peace will bring my daddy back home to me Since daddy went to war our home just ain’t home no more Peace will bring my daddy back home to me Dear Santa Claus All I want is peace for Christmas Cause peace will bring my daddy back home to me Don’t want no toys this year, or Christmas songs of cheer Just mama and daddy kissin underneath the miseltoe Dear Jesus All I want is peace for Christmas Cause peace will bring my daddy back home to me Please answer this one prayer, bring daddy safely here So we can have a family Christmas Dear Mr. President All I want is peace for Christmas Cause peace will bring my daddy back home to me You say I should be proud, you say I must be brave But all I want is daddy home on Chrismas day.
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Ballad Of Patrick Conlon 05:02
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released September 27, 2013

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Fred Gillen Jr Athens, New York

NYFA grant recipient Fred Gillen Jr has released 12 solo albums, and 6 ep’s, has toured all over the U.S. and Europe solo, and Nepal/ India with Greenheart. His songs have been on ABC's "All My Children," NPR's "Car Talk," CMJ, and his version of Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" was featured on Pete Seeger's "Pete Remembers Woody." He is also a founding member of THE TRIKE rock trio. ... more

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