to melissa feelin’ fine if she can make it through this mess then maybe so can i in hard times i’ll be listenin’
to melissa ____
VERSES : so i fell in love i fell hard
for the territory you know the feelin’ another version of your own story girl meets boy cinderella lost a shoe time to go bare-foot in my point of view
in hard times i’ll be listenin’
to melissa these times they are a changin’ the more they are the same these are the times tie our souls to our isms
love is the war and hope …
the prison these are the times tie our souls to our isms ain’t no way you gonna step on my decision ‘cause i’d rather – die … than live another minute by – your fatal-ism your patron-ism your fashion-ism
commission-ism – CRONY-ISM anti – WOMAN ism Your ISM – ISM your ISM – ISM your your ISM – Your ISM … isn’t …
these are the times you’ll find me listenin’ …
( REPEAT CHORUS)
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song production credits :
Cali Lili : Lyrics, Vocals, Produced by, Orchestration, music, and Additional Music.
Wings Hauser : Music
Reid Rice Engineer, additional sounds Eddie Roque Guitars – acoustic and electric Paul Tokarz Guitars – acoustic and electric Kristen Gleeson Prata Drums, Percussion Sean Nelson Keys Steve Shuster Bass
( Donna Schwartz On selected tracks with horns / sax )
( Mark Cassidy On selected tracks with banjo / mandolin )
to melissa feelin’ fine if she can make it through this mess then maybe so can i in hard times i’ll be listenin’
to melissa ____
VERSES : so i fell in love i fell hard
for the territory you know the feelin’ another version of your own story girl meets boy cinderella lost a shoe time to go bare-foot in my point of view
in hard times i’ll be listenin’
to melissa these times they are a changin’ the more they are the same these are the times tie our souls to our isms
love is the war and hope …
the prison these are the times tie our souls to our isms ain’t no way you gonna step on my decision ‘cause i’d rather – die … than live another minute by – your fatal-ism your patron-ism your fashion-ism
commission-ism – CRONY-ISM anti – WOMAN ism Your ISM – ISM your ISM – ISM your your ISM – Your ISM … isn’t …
these are the times you’ll find me listenin’ …
( REPEAT CHORUS)
_______________
song production credits :
Cali Lili : Lyrics, Vocals, Produced by, Orchestration, music, and Additional Music.
Wings Hauser : Music
Reid Rice Engineer, additional sounds Eddie Roque Guitars – acoustic and electric Paul Tokarz Guitars – acoustic and electric Kristen Gleeson Prata Drums, Percussion Sean Nelson Keys Steve Shuster Bass
( Donna Schwartz On selected tracks with horns / sax )
( Mark Cassidy On selected tracks with banjo / mandolin )
If you love your basic democratic freedoms : please support authentic journalism, journalists, a free press + ASK QUESTIONS – like – who’s lobbying in your legislature, and who benefits from legislation?
We Consume Culture + a sometimes it’s OSMOSIS.
As an indie artist – I ask movie + music lovers to SupportTheARTSustainTheARTisT ™
#CureAteFoYoSelf™ so many “curators” are working with big money sources of content to make their “picks” that it’s pointless to consider it “curating” especially when we are living in a far more diverse 21st Century – where – so-called “curating” amounts to gate-keeping – when we CAN + SHOULD discover on our own – it’s SO MUCH MORE FUN!
Reading ‘the indie label’ is not unlike reading a nutrition label.
Neighborhoods built from scratch by dedicated, caring, working people, are – like great relationships and also like great works of art / craft made by artisans in communion with culture – a ‘sacred space’ – which must not be violated by the pale glow of so-called ‘progress’ fueled by the zero-sum games of bottom-line parasitical leeches : cultural imposters – bottom-feeders + 1%er top-slurpers .
The 21st century #dedicated #workingclass indie artist – like 21st century – middle-class/working class humanity –
It’s not solved with #PublicityStunts + #gimmicks – the kinds of ‘ #charity / #charities employed mainly to bestow grace on the Charity-Giver and to absolve them of their quiet #EconomicSins –
When ” citizens united” was passed by the ” scotus corporate subsidiary” they opened the door for future elimination of individual human innovation – to be gentrified by corporate-owned “Artificial Intelligence” –
If successful – this would amount to a full scale attack on free-thinking, free-living individual human “genius” (for lack of a better term) – in favor of a “wholly owned subsidiary / subsidized ” form of “genius” – only allowed to see “daylight” once fully patented by the corporation who ultimately “owned” it outright through astronomical – financially – subsidized legal means. Corporate welfare – seeking to eliminate human welfare (unless it serves the corporation).
are the silent marauders sowing seeds, like harmful weeds + even more harmful pesticides, like both – virus and it’s over prescribed antibiotic – culminating in the overgrowth and dissemination of an antibiotic-resistant ‘strain’ of an ongoing economic discrimination virus –
– a virus fueled by it’s De-Nihil-ISM™ siblings – racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism , climate denial – where money doesn’t just ‘talk’ – it screams obscenities – and destroys culture + more importantly – it destroys the living artist.
What’s worse is that some of these Intruders – dare to Don themselves, Cloak themselves in the mantle of ‘artist’ – twice insulting the artist + the culture she serves, the culture she weaves, the culture with which she is interdependent.
Sometimes well-meaning, often self-serving “entertainment reporters” / “curators” ( pronounced cure-haters at our studio) who sometimes come in the form of what is often referred to as ‘ arts + culture journalists’ whether they work for high-brow or low-brow publications / media – are often entitled dilettantes / trust-fund babies themselves – who contribute to the so called “curator class” and either detest us because they can’t make art themselves – or simply do NOT understand or care about the real – flesh and blood and guts – and life of an artist –
These “culture-vultures are virulent enablers of this GentrificationOfCulture ™ – and are literally destroying the Culture – and more importantly – the living breathing artist who needs the Culture as much as we need oxygen. Guys – you don’t get it – and I’ll continue to try – to explain.
De-Nihil-ISM™ + GentrificationOfCulture™ – is cure-ated in a healing medicinal born of #RESPECT + #selfdetermination –
It’s about sharing not only the wealth but also the opportunity –
#WhatsInYourIndie™ :
It’s something Audiences – cinephiles and audiophiles alike – can be aware of when ever we purchase movies + music —
The term “indie” is much appropriated and it’s not a matter of race or gender- it’s about – asking the same questions we ask of our nutrition – who made it?
Did some Corporate entity swoop in and find a malleable “candidate” ( as is done in politics) to mold and shape into the “image” of “what they tell us – we the people – want”?
and together we would pushback AGAINST the Corporate dominance over us ALL – because we are in the same boat.
We need to support the professional artist in media, movies , music, books – in their daily dedication —
getting a fair shot but ALSO what’s getting discarded in many industries and economies : the waning respect and growing indifference to the so called “middle class” which IS the so called “working class.”It’s about respect due – for merit as well as professionalism and dedication of one’s life to either a craft — or just as worthy – any profession – any job done well.
The Professional Artist who is an Authentic Independent Artist – is quite discernible by anyone paying attention to the “nutrition label” – it’s often someone who’s – not ‘signed’ – not ‘owned’ – not ‘in the club’ – or simply – unwilling to follow club-rules but also unwilling to sacrifice the wellness of her Culture for personal gain or ego. She’s – a crafts-person – and viewers + listeners should consider supporting the Authentic Indie Artist —
while corporate middle-persons should support + respecting those who’ve dedicated years to that craft –
not stand ‘in the middle’ of an artist’s relationship with her listeners + viewers – with your hand out, nor your tongue – slurping off the top –
A direct reflection of ‘real world’ ethics + etiquette.
When people follow each other on social media, it’s an exchange of sorts. It also reflects ‘real world values ‘ so to speak.
When an account follows people then drops them to stay ahead – it erodes trust and shuts down communication .
In 2012 My team and I began posting projects online regarding what I saw as interrelated concerns – none of which could be parsed away from any others :
women’s empowerment
racial, lgbtq, gender social justice
and wildlife, sea-life care along with climate action.
I wanted “Urgent Care” Emergency Rooms for social + environmental justice.
I was warned by online educators in the same way my ‘real life’ teachers had warned me – beware of the jealous ones who steal your ideas and don’t acknowledge.
This has been a conundrum of social media, not to mention the fact that all dictators throughout history have been jealous plagiarists with malignant narcissism – a trait shared by many successful people, CEO’s, billionaire so-called ‘artists’ alike. That ‘go-getter’ thing we are taught by culture to revere, while not necessarily harmful, can, as we’ve suffered through the past 4 years of a reality show nightmare, become a rampage threatening to decimate every ounce of humanity.
After all, why do we want success if not to celebrate our humanity?
Without humanity, what is the point of our success?
I’m operating on a different definition of success because I can’t justify the behaviors I’ve witnessed since I was a kid.
As a self described ‘runaway with a scholarship’ I witnessed the push + grab style of climbing and kicking ones way up some imaginary ladder and just couldn’t connect with that shit.
That’s how the old “survival of the fittest” world worked.
Lucky for me while literally surviving a cruel abusive childhood home, something in the universe blessed me with the best teachers who saw me, sparked to my passion and dedication for art and learning – and who rewarded merit.
As I had no parents to care for my well being, my teachers warned me about the professional world where merit often goes unacknowledged.
Upon graduating into the ‘professional world’ I realized their warnings were warranted but I’ve tried to understand why things got that way out here in ‘the real world’ including the ‘real virtual marketplace’ gentrified by the same grabby big money grabbers who grab up the other ‘real estate’ that’s referred to and promoted by big money media.
They are the same grabbers. Some are loud and most are quiet about the grabbing.
Released shortly before the covid-19 pandemic tragedy
Costarring #movieicon #icon #WingsHauser
this #AllFemalCrew production is set in a #futuristic “Eden” that’s an #organic lockdown style film set with flowers + fruits virtually, metaphorically growing from the floors and walls …
two of the protagonists are never in the same room … communicating via Zoom…
Based in the notion that “cells” have “walls that talk” whether they be #biology cells, quarantine walls, incarceration, or cellphones –
Biologically and metaphorically – Cali’s thesis began with the fact that the “cell wall” functions simultaneously as both – protective “barrier” and ALSO as a medium for transmission, exchange, communication. That’s why Cali believes many cures can be found through communication beyond walls. Both physical + cultural ailments can be addressed at the points of contact in-between, the bridges, the cross-overs accomplished through the magic curative power of love.
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