Bruce Cockburn – Call It Democracy
I get a fair amount of B.C. in my mix, but I haven’t heard this one in quite a while. Love the big bass. Can’t help but reinforce the feeling that part of the human race is trying to erase any progress that has been made in the area of social justice.
“Open for business like a cheap bordello”
“Call it Democracy”/Bruce Cockburn. A righteous broadside against war profiteers and other villains, and a systemic critique of the corrupt production number that passes for democracy. How many songs namecheck the IMF? Cockburn spiels over a nice arpeggiated guitar, carrying the words like a river. A 40-year-old track and today we’re doing … not much better? Even worse? Necessary to contemplate but not really, in the usual sense, fun.
Bruce Cockburn- I recall when BC was a bit of a thing but I never felt looped in with him. This is probably the first song I have heard of his in a few decades. The arrangement immediately places this in the heart of the 80s; maybe it would be better as a more simply arranged acoustic song. There is something about the tempo and the literal amount of words (too many notes?) that to me does not flow. That being said, there are some great phrase turns in here like “kiss the ladies shake hands with the fellows / open for business like a cheap bordello.” I appreciated the little guitar flair at the end. Curious to hear what others think of this one. **Ps- I’d also love to hear a little primer on how/why Cockburn is pronounced Coburn.
Bruce Cockburn – Call It Democracy
I get a fair amount of B.C. in my mix, but I haven’t heard this one in quite a while. Love the big bass. Can’t help but reinforce the feeling that part of the human race is trying to erase any progress that has been made in the area of social justice.
“Open for business like a cheap bordello”
“Call it Democracy”/Bruce Cockburn. A righteous broadside against war profiteers and other villains, and a systemic critique of the corrupt production number that passes for democracy. How many songs namecheck the IMF? Cockburn spiels over a nice arpeggiated guitar, carrying the words like a river. A 40-year-old track and today we’re doing … not much better? Even worse? Necessary to contemplate but not really, in the usual sense, fun.
Bruce Cockburn- I recall when BC was a bit of a thing but I never felt looped in with him. This is probably the first song I have heard of his in a few decades. The arrangement immediately places this in the heart of the 80s; maybe it would be better as a more simply arranged acoustic song. There is something about the tempo and the literal amount of words (too many notes?) that to me does not flow. That being said, there are some great phrase turns in here like “kiss the ladies shake hands with the fellows / open for business like a cheap bordello.” I appreciated the little guitar flair at the end. Curious to hear what others think of this one. **Ps- I’d also love to hear a little primer on how/why Cockburn is pronounced Coburn.