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Sid Whelan - Break it Down

from Waitin' for Payday by Whelan

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    8 Original songs from the Shady side of the street to the Sunny side of the Street. Co-produced by Lora-Faye (Arthur Moon). Hi-Gloss Sleeve with Artwork by Andrew Sheron. Photos by J. Henry Fair and Sid Whelan.

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A song about the seductive allure of extremism: a license to take, plunder and destroy without apology.

lyrics

Break it Down c. 2015 Sidney S. Whelan
We gon' fight we start tonight
Redefine what's wrong and right
We gonna break it, break it on down

We made the call we want it all
We gonna re-write all the laws
We gonna break it, break it on down

Break it down to the ground
Til there's no one else around
What we say is we won't pay
But we gon' take what's at stake.
We Just gonna break, break it on down

We're in the news we got our views
We don't care what we lose
We gonna break it, break it on down

We don't care we won't share
We just want you outta our hair
We gonna break it, break it on down

Break it down to the ground
Til there's no one else around
What we say is we won't pay
But we gon' take what's at stake.
We Just gonna break, break it on down.

Truth is we know
Tear-down is fast
Build-up is slow
And we won't let you build to last.

We gon' strike who we don't like
Conflict's gonna spike
We gonna break it hey break it on down.

Mind what we said, nothin's sacred
Don't care if you call it hatred
We gon' break it hey break it on down

Break it down to the ground
Til there's no one else around
What we say is we won't pay
But we gon' take what's at stake.
We Just gonna break, break it on down.

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from Waitin' for Payday, track released July 15, 2019
Words & Music c. Sidney S. Whelan ASCAP
All Rights Reserved Whelan Music Publishing ASCAP
Vocals & Guitar: Sid Whelan
Vocals: Darryl Tookes & Christian Tookes
Organ: Matthew Whittaker
Bass: Bridges
Drums: Robert Weiss
Percussion: Valerie Naranjo
Trumpet: Ron Horton
Trombone: Art Baron
Saxophone: Michael Lee Breaux
Produced by Lora-Faye Åshuvud and Sid Whelan
Recorded at Peter Karl Studios and Douglass Street Recordings in Brooklyn NY by Peter Karl.
Mixed by Eli Crews at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn NY
Mastered by Nicholas Ciavatta at Friggin’ Fabulous Productions in Jersey City NJ
Photography by J. Henry Fair and Sid Whelan
Graphics Design by Andrew Sheron

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Sid Whelan is a veteran singer-songwriter with an unapologetically old-school vibe. He has released three solo albums on Bandcamp. He calls his Music "Dark Blue Americana" and has studied songwriting with Chely Wright and Steve Earle. He has also studied guitar with Woody Mann & Howard Morgen. ... more

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