Vue des Deux Mondes
Canzone léviane – Vue des Deux Mondes – Marco Valdo M.I. – 2009
Cycle du Cahier ligné – 67

Vue des Deux Mondes est la soixante-septième chanson du Cycle du Cahier ligné, constitué d'éléments tirés du Quaderno a Cancelli de Carlo Levi.

Comme tu le vois, Lucien l'âne mon ami aux si belles oreilles, la canzone s'intitule « Vue des Deux Mondes » et de fait, elle est composée de deux parties distinctes qui présentent chacune un monde différent et les interactions entre ces mondes. Ce qui explique partiellement son titre. Comme tu le sais aussi, il existe en langue française une revue – celle-là – assez, comment dire, prestigieuse et assez réactionnaire... intitulée quant à elle « La revue des Deux Mondes ». C'est évidemment à elle, à cette revue de l'autre monde cette fois, du monde adverse, qu'il est ici fait allusion en quelque sorte par antiphrase. Mais rassure-toi,... (Continues)

[2008]
Album: The Point of Pittsburgh

The story of the Cotton Mill Women of Pittsburgh who fought to end child labor and the 10 hour work day.

In the 1840’s cotton mills were the primary employers of Pittsburgh’s young women and children. Allegheny City, now the North side, was the location of seven cotton mills employing thousands of women and children. They toiled 12 hours a day 6 days a week repetitiously feeding the relentless and unforgiving spinning and weaving machines. Getting home from work at 10 at night their long days were endless toil for little pay. Women cotton mill workers were paid a mere $2.50 per week for 72 hours of work, while male laborers in other trades earned $1.00 per day. In response to pay cuts in 1843 the female cotton workers marched through the streets of Pittsburgh parading with a banner proclaiming “Two dollars a day and a plate of roast beef”. Their outspoken... (Continues)

[2008]
Lyrics & Music by: C. Michael Stout
Album: The Point of Pittsburgh

The story of abolitionist leader and renaissance man Martin Delaney

[2003]
Album: War and Resistance
Lyrics & music by: C. Michael Stout

Rachel Corrie a 23 year old college student from Olympia Washington, was murdered by a bulldozer driver on March 16, 2003 in Rafah Palestine. She stood in the path of an Israeli army bulldozer trying to prevent it from destroying a Palestinian home. Other non-violent international activists who witnessed the murder said the bulldozer driver was aware Rachel was there and intentionally destroyed the house and her. He dropped sand and heavy debris on her, then pushed her to the ground and drove over her. Rachel was in Gaza opposing the bulldozing of Palestinian homes as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement. In her emails to her parents before the incident she described the plight of hundreds of innocent families who homes and businesses have been bulldozed. Rachel's death, made the U.S. papers for... (Continues)

[2007]
Album: "Wars Will Cease...When We Refuse To Fight Them"
Lyrics by Dave Gwyther
Music by Dave Gwyther & Sturt Wills

On one Christmas day during World War 1 both sides put down their guns and met in No-Mans land. They shook hands and shared cigarettes and stories and played a game of football… The WW1 was a brutal bloody battle of dying empires that saw millions perish. And yet on one historic day two sides who had been locked in desperate fighting ceased their guns and met in no-mans land where they realised that they weren't German, or English, or anything like that. They realised that they were just men. All the same. And the war, and perhaps all wars could have ceased on that day with this monumental realisation, if the commanders had not ordered the men back into the trenches, threatening that if they did not go back to shooting each other, they would be shot themselves.... (Continues)

[2007]
Album: Wars Will Cease...When We Refuse To Fight Them
Lyrics by Dave Gwyther
Music by Dave Gwyther & Sturt Wills

The land of Israel, being the ancient land of Canaan before being conquered by Moses, and arguably being a Jewish territory before that, was promised by a withdrawing British Empire to be given to the native Arabs for their assistance in World War 2. However, the devastating holocaust lingering anti-Jewish resentment in Europe resulted in millions of displace Jews. The Allies needed to resettle them. Several places were suggested, including Africa, but the Jewish people were adamant that only the land of Israel would do. And thus in 1948, to the dismay of the local Arabs, the state of Israel was born. Today it remains a state of turmoil, where the Arab population is arguably treated as second class citizens. Their freedom of movement is restricted and what little land they have is taken away. This song is about the Apartheid here.

[2006]
Album: Upcoming Sixth Album

[2004]
Album: TruthSeeker

Living in post colonial southern African economy. An illustration on the injustices of globalization and colonization.

[2001]
Album: The Human Spirit Will Prevail [2003]
Lyrics and Music by C. Michael Stout

"When it's an 'eye for an eye,' both sides are blind...There are no real winners in war.

[2002]
Album: The Human Spirit Will Prevail [2003]
Lyrics by C. Michael Stout

Corporate greed that robs the public.

[2002]
Album: The Human Spirit Will Prevail [2003]
Lyrics & Music by C. Michael Stout

Bombs and stray bullets fly. So many innocent civilians die. Stand up with me and claim - Not in our Name, Not in God's Name
Not In Our Name – In our names governments wage wars that maim and kill thousands of innocent civilians. If a child looses their life, it’s called collateral damage. Not in our name is a movement to halt the use of violence by governments. War brings more violence, not peace.
Not In Our Name Organization http://www.notinourname.net/index.html

[1996]
Album: Die for the government

[2006]
Album: Untitled - 08-13-06
Songwriters: Jerry & Candace Willard

This song is about how Bush and people like him, use others to get what they want...no matter what the consequences are..they have no conscience...
The greed and corruption in our society today is what motivated this song.. Bush is just one example of who we are speaking of...People will use others to get what they want..No matter what the consequences are...Do you know someone like this?!?!

[2002]
Album: Take Out

Palestinian residents of Jenin camp defend their homes. Solidarity with the Palestinian people!

[2004]
Album: The Musical Intifadah

Lyrics & Music by Doc Jazz
(Featuring: Doc Jazz on vocals, acoustic drums, bass and keyboards)

"The often propagated “American Way”... check out the other side of the coin ...
If you understand this song as hatred towards Americans you are wrong ... take it as an encouragement to turn the USA in a peaceful nation instead of a nation of warmongers!"

[2004]
Album: 88
Words, Music and performance by Doc Jazz

A redo of the 2004, leaning more towards R&B than the original (more jazzy) version. 'If you want to know where peace is ... you know Justice leads the way' ... song about the essential value of Justice in finding the solution to the conflict.

66. Les Funérailles de Franco
Canzone léviane – Les Funérailles de Franco – Marco Valdo M.I. – 2009
Cycle du Cahier ligné – 66

Les Funérailles de Franco est la soixante-sixième chanson du Cycle du Cahier ligné, constitué d'éléments tirés du Quaderno a Cancelli de Carlo Levi.

Dis, Marco Valdo M.I. mon ami, elle a l'air bien funèbre ta canzone avec un titre pareil, en montrant son désappointement par ses oreilles pendantes sans compter sa queue. Je dois te dire, mais tu le vois, que je n'aime pas vraiment tout cela. Moi, j'aime les histoires qui finissent bien et où il n'y a pas nécessairement d'enterrement.

En effet, Lucien l'âne mon ami, elle l'est... Du moins, dans son titre. Mais rassure-toi, elle se termine bien et pour ce qui est de l'enterrement en question, tu ne devras pas y assister.

J'espère bien ... dit Lucien l'âne en ouvrant grand sa grande bouche de contentement. Car... (Continues)