Ed Emery’s
Revolutionary Radio Show:
Episode 3
Playlist for Programme
No. 3:
This is the third programme in the series. My
next job is to create links from the Playlist which will take you to the lyrics
for the songs, and also to musicological notes about the various items
contained in my programmes.
PLAYLIST
01. Four green fields – The Flying Column – Vogue/Emerald-Gem
GES 1059 – 1971
02. Message from Albert – Albert Ayler – New Grass –
EMI-Impulse SIPL519 – 1968
03. New generation – The Soul Singers – New Grass
– EMI-Impulse SIPL519 – 1968
04. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison –
05. The message – Grand Master Flash and the
Furious Five – Sugar Hill SHL117 – 1982
06. Joe McCann – Christie Moore – The Iron
Behind the Velvet
07. La lega – Bella Ciao – Dischi del Sole – 1976
08. Longshot (Kick de bucket) – The Pioneers – Long Shot –
Trojan RBL103
09. Miserere my maker – Alfred Deller – Alfred Deller:
Purcell, Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Campian – Decca Grandi Voci 411661, 1984
NOTES AND LYRICS OF SONGS
01. Four green fields – The Flying Column –
Vogue/Emerald-Gem GES 1059 – 1971
02. Message from Albert – Albert Ayler – “New Grass” – EMI-Impulse SIPL519 – 1968
03. New generation – The Soul Singers – “New Grass” – EMI-Impulse SIPL519 – 1968
04. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison –
05. The message – Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five – Sugar Hill SHL117 – 1982
06. Joe McCann – Christie Moore – “The Iron Behind
the Velvet”
Come all of you fine people,
wherever you may be
I’ll sing of a brave Belfast
man,
Who scorned the army’s
might, though they’d shoot him on sight,
And they shot down Joe
McCann, Joe McCann,
They shot down Joe McCann.
He fought for the people in
the markets where he worked,
In defence of the rights of
man,
But the hired Branch crew
told the soldiers what to do,
And they shot down Joe
McCann, Joe McCann,
They shot down Joe McCann.
In a Belfast bakery in the
August of the year,
When internment was imposed
throughout the land,
Six volunteers from Belfast
held six hundred troops at bay,
And their leader was Joe
McCann, Joe McCann,
Their leader was Joe McCann.
He carried no gun, so he
started to run,
To escape them as many’s the
time before.
One bullet brought him down,
and as he lay on the ground
They shot him ten times
more, ten times more,
They shot him ten times
more.
He fought for the rights of
the people of this land,
The Protestant and Catholic
workin’ man.
He caused the bosses to
fear, and for this they paid him dear,
When they murdered brave Joe
McCann, Joe McCann,
They murdered brave Joe
McCann.
Notes:
by Eamon O’Doherty
07. La lega
Sebben che siamo donne paura non abbiamo
per amor dei nostri figli, per amor dei nostri figli
sebben che siamo donne paura non abbiamo
per amor dei nostri figli, in lega ci mettiamo
A oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori, e noialtri lavoratori
a oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori vogliam la libertà
E la libertà non viene perché non c′è l’unione
crumiri col padrone, crumiri col padrone
e la libertà non viene perché non c’è l’unione
crumiri col padrone, son tutti da ammazzar
A oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori, e noialtri lavoratori
a oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori vogliam la libertà
Sebben che siamo donne Paura non abbiamo
abbiam delle belle buone lingue, abbiam delle belle buone lingue
sebben che siamo donne paura non abbiamo
abbiam delle belle buone lingue, e ben ci difendiamo
A oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori, e noialtri lavoratori
a oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori vogliam la libertà
E voialtri signoroni che ci avete tanto orgoglio
abbassate la superbia, abbassate la superbia
e voialtri signoroni che ci avete tanto orgoglio
abbassate la superbia, e aprite il portafoglio
A oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori, e noialtri lavoratori
a oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori I vuruma vess pagà
A oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori, e noialtri lavoratori
a oilì oilì oilà e la lega crescerà
e noialtri lavoratori vogliam la libertà
08. Longshot (Kick de bucket) – The Pioneers – “Long Shot” – Trojan RBL103
09. Miserere my maker – Alfred Deller – “Alfred Deller: Purcell, Bach, Handel, Buxtehude,
Campian” – Decca Grandi Voci 411661, 1984
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Miserere My Maker, O have mercy on me wretch
strangely distressed, cast down with sin oppressed.
Mightily vexed to the soul's bitter anguish,
e'en to the death I languish.
Yet let it please Thee, to hear my ceaseless crying:
Miserere, I am dying.
Miserere My Saviour, I alas am for my sins,
fearfully grieved and cannot be relieved.
But by Thy death which Thou didst suffer for me
wherefore I adore Thee.
And do beseech Thee to hear my ceaseless crying:
Miserere, I am dying.
Holy Spirit Miserere, comfort my distressed soul
grieved for youth's folly; purge, cleanse and make it holy.
With Thy sweet due of grace and peace inspire me
Holy I desire Thee.
And strengthen me now, in this my ceaseless crying:
Miserere, I am dying.
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