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Plastic Yellow Ribbons

from Eric Blowtorch Plays Himself​!​! by Eric Blowtorch

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formerly "Victory Gardens"

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From sea to shining sea
yellow ribbons proclaim their sympathy:
Support Our Troops, Mini to SUV
Ribbons made in foreign factory
Ribbons made on private property
Ribbons made by those not free

They tell us, as if we were in the infantry,
Let it be, rubber-stamp the GOP
and do the will of chickenhawk Cheney
Ribbons made by those not free

and they remind you of your own frailty
and they remind you of your own mortality
and they remind you to see nothing but what you see
on ABC and NBC and Fox TV and NYT
and BMG, T-i-m-e, Warner B, the Big Three, the whole damned S&P

The flags we wave, the prayers we’ve prayed,
talking points we’ve said, Memorial Day parades
mean nothing to the dead, even less at the VA
like ribbons made by those unpaid
Ribbons made by those enslaved
Ribbons made to cash in on melee

Even BP and ExxonMobil Company
will tell you that you cannot export liberty
but that don’t stop the spree
Plastic ribbons aren’t free
Put your wheels in P
I beg you to think

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from Eric Blowtorch Plays Himself​!​!, track released January 1, 2013

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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