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--a song about the cynical (but effective) GOP "Southern Strategy," by which they flipped the South from blue to red in the '60s by feeding the bedrock racism that is such a fundamental part of the Southern psyche. Still works for the Republicans today (the bastards.....).

The the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYKKPRzQw8A

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Some Old White Dudes
(© 2009 Walter Ehresman)

Things in the Old Dominion got a little run down;
White column paint is peeling, and the stores have all left town.
But deep in this comedy of manners
there's a tragedy of hubris and blame;
Some old white dudes gave morality a bad name.

Clinging to a tattered flag, grey flannel stained in beer;
This "Southern Pride" diversion ain't the reason it hangs here.
Your antebellum daydreams are apparent,
and it strips our gears to see you don't feel shame;
Some old white dudes gave morality a bad name.

[break]
But, oh--those Southern nights (crosses on the lawn)
Cicadas and magnolia fill the air for you and I;
And we dance on your veranda (fires burning bright)
and close our eyes to all but what's behind,
what's behind.

That little church up on the hill--now busting at the seams;
A heater for the pool; put in an ATM machine.
The red light says the satellite is ready,
but you know we'll have you home before the game;
These old white dudes gave morality a bad name;
Some old white dudes gave morality a bad name.

credits

from Well​.​.​.​.​.​.​Let's Look at Your Track Record, Shall We?, released October 31, 2010
--Walter Ehresman: vocals, guitars, electric 5-string bass, keyboards & key percussion, key-controlled vocals, sequencing, groove box programming.

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Walter Ehresman San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Called "the quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed local disc jockey Charlie Martin , Walter Ehresman was an eccentric presence in the Austin music scene from the '80s until his 2015 move to Mexico. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist...and a restless musical spirit, always looking for something new, expressed with fearlessly honest, socially-conscious lyrics. ... more

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