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Work with me, Pikes.... Posted by Skye on October 28, 2025, 10:41 am Valued Poster This land's not YOUR land, No, it's not MY land, This land is OUR land, Yes, that means ALL of us. It is not THEIR land... It is not UP for sale. This land is HERE for ALL of us. We will not let them Divide and beat us down. This land is HERE for ALL of us. This land is HERE for ALL who care. VOTE.

Gladly! Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on October 28, 2025, 12:46 pm, in reply to "Work with me, Pikes...." ADMIN Opening line This land is not your land. THIS land, (rest) is NOT! YOUR! LAND! 8th 4th 8th 8th 4th 4th whole (note values) .................^....<.....<.....< Accents on THIS NOT YOUR LAND ^ is a light short accent < is a heavy short accent Do I have permission to alter text from there on, to fit musically and retain what you wrote? Otherwise the music must be through composed, and will lack the necessary form to be easily memorable. We can take the opening four lines and use house in place of land. This house is not your house By backing up the word "this" to the anacrusic 4th beat, we can put country on the downbeat. This | COUN-try is NOT YOUR COUNTRY! I have students today. Will get back to this afterward. Is this OK so far? You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

Of course! Posted by Skye on October 28, 2025, 3:05 pm, in reply to "Gladly!" Valued Poster Just throwing out some ideas… I like the house idea, too. THIS is NOT YOUR COUNTRY! THIS (image of White House) is NOT YOUR HOUSE! THIS is OUR LAND. THIS is OUR HOUSE. THIS is OUR DEMOCRACY! Criminals, dividers and grifters are NOT WELCOME in OUR HOUSE!

First installment Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on October 28, 2025, 9:42 pm, in reply to "Of course!" Click play and the rectangle to the right of You Tube in the tray at the bottom, to easily see the words. There is sufficient material in your lyrics for several protest songs. I used just two lines of verse, and expanded on them. The song isn't written to him. He doesn't deserve one. It is written to us; we who object to and protest against him. They have to be easy to sing, a catchy, earworm tune, short and to the point. Ya done good Skye! You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

Catchy little tune! Posted by Skye on October 29, 2025, 12:29 pm, in reply to "First installment" Valued Poster I’m a bit busy today, but will revisit this later… Nice work!

What it does Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on October 30, 2025, 10:03 pm, in reply to "Catchy little tune!" ADMIN It is a chant and response. A lead singer sings a line with which the crowd immediatelu follows. Repetition in a song like this is the exclamation point. Hear it once, and it's easy to remember. The two voices come together in stretti Yes! That means all of us! America is our land! Yes! That means our house, the White House is our house He is not our man, and he can go straight to hell! Yes! That means all of us! America is our land! The song conveys the fact we are fed up with him. There are more songs coming from your lyrics. So far so good? You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

So... Posted by Skye on October 31, 2025, 10:28 am, in reply to "What it does" Valued Poster Originally, I was thinking of the 'This Land is Your Land' tune, so it would be something everyone recognized, and as a patriotic tune... but to change up the words. This Land is Your Land This Land is My Land What Kind of Land, Do We Really Want? Land of the Free and the Brave... To Be Greedy and Dishonest And Trample on Those Less Fortunate? Or a Land of Freedom and Justice for All For Those Who Are Honest, Hard Working, Fair and Compassionate?

Copyright Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on October 31, 2025, 2:54 pm, in reply to "So..." ADMIN Ever noticer nobody in restaurants sings Happy Birthday anymore? Copyright holder prohibits that. Whe ever owns Guthrie songs would do the same to words to their tune. Consider this a work in progress. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

Oh Posted by Skye on October 31, 2025, 3:42 pm, in reply to "Copyright" Valued Poster I'm trying to think of a way to appeal to people's sense of decency, hope and integrity... without going to the dark side. But that dark side is so THERE right now, it's hard to avoid or get around it. Maybe it's like a bad cold that just has to run its course. Speaking of which....

Our food bank ran out of food today. Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on October 31, 2025, 9:35 pm, in reply to "Oh" ADMIN We had orchestra practice for Sunday. FV Corps of the Salvation Army. It was a very busy day with especially heavy demand for food, and utility assistance. We had to send people away because we ran out of food. Shelves and freezers are empty. Demand will increase, and we aren't getting the donations we need to meet the demand we have now. I know many people won't eat tonight because they have no food. Not since the Great Depression has America seen this. Furthermore in just months, and really since the gov't shutdown, the felon's policy damaged the country as much as climate change will in the next century. I don't know how much darker it can get for people than to run out of food, and have NO food to eat indefinitely into the future. What did he do today? Announced his gold gilding the Lincoln bathroom in the White House. Bragged about how much better it is because of his gold decor. The shut down lingers because the moment it ends, the House votes to release the Epstein Files. Johnson is protecting the felon, and blaming the democrats for not allowing the BBB to steamroll its way into law. The felon should live with Andrew, who's no longer a prince. James Comer said Trump isn't in the Epstein Files, but Bill Clinton is all over in them. This GOP is protecting Bill Clinton? You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

Charity will not be able to make up the difference.... Posted by Skye on November 1, 2025, 12:03 am, in reply to "Our food bank ran out of food today." Valued Poster and the chain reaction will have far reaching effects if they do not step in quickly with emergency funds. And yeah, all he cares about is tearing everything down and building something with his signature or image on it, splashing gold and glitter around. Can't imagine anything or anyone more cold, calloused and self-absorbed while millions will go without food. And so-called "Christians" voted for this guy.

Many MAGA blame whom ever he blames Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 on November 1, 2025, 1:57 pm, in reply to "Charity will not be able to make up the difference...." ADMIN He, Johnson and Vance all three blamed the Democrats as 100% responsible for this shut down. If only they would concede 100% to the BBB, this would all end. America is a used car in need of so much repair, it might be better to junk it and buy new. Kwim? The irresponsible adolescent responsible for damage to the car is the felon. He is the thief and driver. His administration, and corporate oligarchy are joy riding at our expense. MAGA is cheering on the demolition of America derby, and collectively they think they are religious and some kind of church. They are convinced the felon is doing God's will because he said his favorite book is the Bible. It could not possibly be more clear he never read anything in it. Same for Johnsin when he has the hubrisw to talk about "Jesus." Every day is a new low. You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

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