--from the 2020 Walter Ehresman album "Global Search Party": https://walterehresman.bandcamp.com/album/global-search-party
The title of this song is fairly self-explanatory. But while the subject matter might be serious, the groove is infectious.......this is party funk, all the way.
Regarding the lyrics, Ehresman tells us: "I lived in Austin for 34 years, watching the real estate vampires strip it and kill it, and now after living in San Miguel de Allende for over 5 years, I'm really seeing the same mentality here.....Bulldozing every open space to build 'luxury condos' that block out the sun.......And after seeing one too many of those rapacious projects started here, it induced this funk song in me."
"I am particularly dazzled to have been able to cajole San Miguel's hottest underground singing group, The Green Space Boys, to join me for background vocals on this one.......their sublime contribution hearkens back to wonderful, subversive vocal groups that joined me on past albums over the years, like The Hip-Waders, and The Wobbly Choir......such great talent........such a wild, dark energy."
The Money People Ruin Everything
(© 2019 Walter Ehresman)
Searchin’ for that chillin’ place to lay your head in righteous space;
Soak it in—the price is right, the people nice—it’s paradise.
Then one morning—what’s that sound? The spoilers have all come town!
The money people ruin everything
--Gonna rip up all the natural green;
The money people ruin everything
--Luxury condos for a gentry scene.
Seems our life is chasing down these pockets greedheads haven’t found;
But you sleep with one eye open, waiting for that shoe to drop;
You could bust your gut from hopin’; developers—they will not stop!
The money people ruin everything
--Real estate vampires wall-to-wall;
The money people ruin everything
--Time to grease up another city hall.
The money people ruin everything
--Come on, brothers, let me hear you sing;
The money people ruin everything
--Swarm of locusts with their lame-ass bling.
Walter Ehresman: lead, background & Levi Stubbs vocals; guitars, keyboards & key percussion, synth bass, sampling, sequencing, drum machine programming.
Special guests: The Green Space Boys (Mike Duncan/Rob Ramsey/Ron Van Dyke)--background vocals.
p. 2020 Walter Ehresman. Snipe Bog Records. All rights reserved.
