Song of the Day 4/10: Emma’s Revolution, “From a (Social) Distance”
Married couple Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow formed Emma’s Revolution, named for activist Emma Goldman, in 2001 as a folk music project in the old folkie tradition, meaning social activism through music. They released this song, a parody of the 1990 Bette Midler hit, earlier this week.
Thanks for that one, Alby! I love these women. It seems as though Emma’s Revolution and Beth DeSombre are about the only ones out there writing songs in protest of the current administration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BescLWMNJLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2DZpzM0GtU (Pat solo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Dldz3X3uA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GctF0KqQ-9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQRG_tEtnlU (Beth DeSombre)
And then there are these two, also from Beth DeSombre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Us6RJT3Tg
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh_ww4tAhuw
Looks as two links which I posted in my first response won’t open. However, you can go to YouTube and search for “Fire in Ferguson recorded live on WMNF,” by Emma’s Revolution, and “What You’d Have Done,” by Beth DeSombre.