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"Occupy the USA!" Download & WashPost Story

October 20, 2011 07:25.48 PM

We spent yesterday recording, mixing and mastering "Occupy the USA!" with Charlie Pilzer of Airshow Mastering and fab DC-area musicians Ken Quam (drums), Avril Smith (electric guitar) and Ira Gitlin (bass) . . . and here it is!

Click here for the free download of "Occupy the USA!"
DJs, click here for the broadcast quality aiff audio file of "Occupy the USA!"

Share the song and sing it at the Occupy nearest you! Lyrics and chords below.

And check out this week's Washington Post article, "Occupy Wall Street inspires a new generation of protest songs", about our song and songs by David Rovics and Rebel Diaz.


Occupy the USA
(c) 2011 Pat Humphries, Sandy O
Written Oct 6, 2011; Recorded Oct 20, 2011
Moving Forward Music, BMI
www.emmasrevolution.com
From the new cd, "Revolutions Per Minute" (Release 11/11/11)

(We sing this in Ab. Pat plays G shapes with a capo on the first fret)

C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -G
Welcome to the US Occupation
- - D
To win the hearts and minds
- - G
Defend all humankind
- - - - - - C - - - - - - - - - - - - G
Tell the banks and the corporations
- - - - - - - - - D - - - - - - - - G
We're here to occupy the USA

G- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D
Congress and the hedge funds stole our houses and our pensions
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G
Conspired to steal our healthcare at Conservative conventions
- - - - C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G - - - - - - - - - - Em
We're here to stand our ground we demand our jobs with justice
- - - - A
We're 99% in charge
- - - D
Now you'll just have to trust us

Stop the XL pipeline in its tracks across the Heartland
Reject the filthy energy extracted from the tar sands
Clinton and TransCanada exposed before the nation
Corruption forces us to organize
A new invasion

chorus

This occupation won't be won with guns or ammunition
Armed with creativity and righteous indignation
We do all the work so we have the power to stop it
No workers, no work
Not until we share the profit

chorus

We support our unions and our right to organize
Students, homeless, immigrants are strengthening their ties
We have struggled far too long now let this be a sign
1% in power
Meet the other 99!

Welcome to the US occupation
To win the hearts and minds
Defend all humankind
Tell the banks and the corporations
We're here to occupy the USA
Democratize the USA
We're here to occupy the USA!


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"Occupy the USA"--New Song!

October 08, 2011 02:45.31 PM

Check out FightBack Radio to hear our new song and an interview on the Occupation 2011/Occupy DC and Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline demos that we sang at this week.

Video of us singing the song at the Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline demo.

Lyrics and chords to "Occupy the USA" are below. Sing it at your occupation!

And check out these sneak preview songs "Stand Together" and "Rise" from our upcoming release Revolutions Per Minute" (Nov. 2011)!

Occupy the USA
(c) 2011 Pat Humphries, Sandy O
Written Oct 6, 2011; Recorded Oct 20, 2011
Moving Forward Music, BMI
www.emmasrevolution.com
(We sing this in Ab. Pat plays G shapes with a capo on the first fret)

C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -G
Welcome to the US Occupation
- - D
To win the hearts and minds
- - G
Defend all humankind
- - - - - - C - - - - - - - - - - - - G
Tell the banks and the corporations
- - - - - - - - - D - - - - - - - - G
We're here to occupy the USA

G- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D
Congress and the hedge funds stole our houses and our pensions
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G
Conspired to steal our healthcare at Conservative conventions
- - - - C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G - - - - - - - - - - Em
We're here to stand our ground we demand our jobs with justice
- - - - A
We're 99% in charge
- - - D
Now you'll just have to trust us

Stop the XL pipeline in its tracks across the Heartland
Reject the filthy energy extracted from the tar sands
Clinton and TransCanada exposed before the nation
Corruption forces us to organize
A new invasion

chorus

This occupation won't be won with guns or ammunition
Armed with creativity and righteous indignation
We do all the work so we have the power to stop it
No workers, no work
Not until we share the profit

chorus

We support our unions and our right to organize
Students, homeless, immigrants are strengthening their ties
We have struggled far too long now let this be a sign
1% in power
Meet the other 99!

Welcome to the US occupation
To win the hearts and minds
Defend all humankind
Tell the banks and the corporations
We're here to occupy the USA
Democratize the USA
We're here to occupy the USA!


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Donate to RPM: $40K in May!

May 05, 2011 12:58.02 PM

UPDATE October 25th: $20,491 Raised So Far!Thank you so much for your contributions! Since we launched this campaign, you've contributed $20,491. Your contributions funded recording of basic tracks with the band (mid-May), overdubs and recording of songs that didn't call for a band (mid-June), the mixing of the cd (end of July), photos (early Aug), mastering of the cd and recording of "Occupy the USA" as a bonus track (early Oct). We're almost done!! Final steps include graphic design for the cd cover & booklet, and then manufacturing so we can get the cds out to you! We anticipate final costs to be $6,700. So far, 311 people have contributed and pre-ordered "RPM: revolutions per minute." 268 more people pre-ordering RPM ($25) or 67 people pre-ordering The Guest List ($100) will cover it! Many thanks for your support!

See photos from the studio and the latest on the RPM campaign!!

We're recording our next CD and we'd love your support! Click the top button to choose your own donation level or the next two to choose one of our donation levels (scroll down for descriptions). Many, many thanks!!

Choose a donation level from the dropdown menu:

An Early Uprising $20.00 Hot Off the 100%-Recycled-Bottle Press $25.00 Laugh Track $50.00 Guest List $100.00 THX 2 U $150.00 R-evolution of a CD $250.00 Revolution in Real Time $500.00 In-House Revolution $1,000.00 Community OrganizER $2,500.00 Producer's Chair $5,000.00

Choose Take the Cake!

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To donate with a credit card over the phone call us at nine one seven-414-0287 or send a check or money order (payable to "emma's revolution") to us at PO Box 244, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712.

$20 An Early Uprising Get a jump on the revolution with a pre-release download of the cd! (Notes and lyrics will be available on the website.)
43 people have donated at this level

$25 Hot Off the 100%-Recycled-Bottle Press Signed copy of the new cd shipped to you! (We'll be using the most sustainable CD packaging yet, including a CD tray made entirely from water and soda bottles rescued from the landfill or incinerator!)
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For $50 and above, choose signed cd or download option with your level of support.

$50 Laugh Track People always say how much they love Pat's laugh. You'll get the signed copy of the cd, plus a studio recording of her gleeful outbursts to keep you amused or even use as a ringtone!
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$100 Guest List Listen to the Laugh Track as you head over with two free tickets to the show of your choice. Bring your signed cd . . . we'll sign it twice!
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$150 THX 2 U Signed cd, Laugh Track & Guest List all comin' to you. And when we see you at the show, we'll have you sign our copy of the new cd, right next to your name listed on our "Thank You" page!
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$500 Revolution in Real Time Bask in the glow of your computer screen while we serenade you via Skype, with two songs of your choice from the new CD. (Yes, we'll even give you the names of the top secret ones to choose from.) A sweet addition to the cache of aforementioned goodies already coming to you. (Other tech options available.)
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$1000 In-House Revolution You get all the treats, plus we'll bring the revolution to you, with a house concert for your friends and family in your home!
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$2500 Community OrganizER Now, you're bringing it to the masses! You get all the gifts up to Real Time, plus a public concert for your community!
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$10,000 This one takes the cake. Well, actually, the toffee! Producer's Chair, plus the house concert, plus a splendid dinner for two cooked by us (at your house), plus Pat's much-sought-after organic holiday toffee sent to you in December for the next three years!
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"Voice to the Voiceless"

April 18, 2011 02:27.04 PM

Here's a great quote we got on Facebook about our new song, Stand Together (The Madison Song).

Renee said, "Thank you so much! This is beautiful. You make us proud. You give us strength. Thank you for giving voice to the voiceless all over the world, and with such grace, dignity, compassion."

Listen to Stand Together (The Madison Song).
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