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Spin It​-​-​2022 version

from My Back Pages, Revisited (With No Blonde) by Walter Ehresman

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[A MESSAGE FROM WALTER]

ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MY 2001 "LE CAFARD" ALBUM

I thought it might be fun to explore what else I could do with this song, now that I've spent over 20 years playing it live. It may be about the inherent dishonesty of PR, and the need for strict revolving door laws for people who leave government employment....but, hey, it's got a good beat and you can dance to it (but don't hurt yourself during the chorus).

Here's the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HUnZYArTGk

Click here for the original version of the song: walterehresman.bandcamp.com/track/spin-it

lyrics

Spin It
(© 2001 Walter Ehresman)

Big boys are so shameless,
so ruthless and so slick;
On the TV, they’ll be twisting
the promise without the lick.

Lonely at the bottom,
though I’m here with all my friends;
They say it all runs downhill;
When I look up--I see the end.

[chorus]
There is no truth, there is only expediency
Spin it

The hat you wear tomorrow
is not the hat you wear today;
I think I’ll leave my ears at home
‘cause I know what you’re gonna say.

Heard you wonder why the bad guys
always win out in the end;
Once hypocrisy hits the mainstream,
if you don’t scream--you’re hosed, my friend.

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from My Back Pages, Revisited (With No Blonde), released July 11, 2022
Walter Ehresman—vocals; guitars; 8-string electric bass; keyboards & key percussion; electronic percussion pads.

p. 2022 Walter Ehresman. Snipe Bog Records. All rights reserved.

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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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