Last Wednesday I met a writer, Marc Goldsmith, who’s doing a 365 day music blog at the Hammer Museum after a program on LA, and Passing Strange with Stew and Heidi of The Negro Problem. Sunday morning he reviewed my album. LA is really made up of people who do things and don’t just talk about it! Check out the full review here: http://bit.ly/tSbfNf.
We’ve gone worldwide! Everything about this album has been possible through community support, so please go by these major retailers to leave a review. I really appreciate your continued support in making this album a success.
You can buy the album there or straight from me (of course I make more here). But the digital booklet is only available here and is included with your download from jasonluckett.com.
I wrote this a few months ago and bashed it out an hour ago in my studio. Just a quick guitar voice demo to hopefully inspire you to remember to vote and continue to act.
One Step (Everything Your Heart Desires)
“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”
I heard that said out on campaign
We believed it
Tried to be it
Now I just hear us complain
Every little thing your heart desires
Every little thing that your heart desires
Starts with one step followed by the next
Door to door we called them out
We gave one man most of the clout
He is one man
We are many
The peoples power’s not in doubt
Every little thing your heart desires
Every little thing that your heart desires
Starts with one step followed by the next
Every little thing your heart desires
Every little thing that your heart desires
Starts with one step, don’t neglect the rest
It’s easy to think one season brings the change
(That) one nation or one man can get it done
(But) c’mon life ain’t easy
You’ve got more brains than that
It’s time we remember how to act
We are the ones we are waiting on
We did it before, let’s do it again
The tea ain’t gospel
The dream is possible
(For) health and dignity
Every woman
Every man
I laugh at egotism
Every man has many guides
The more the better
We’re better together
I hope you succeed
Don’t you wish the same for me?
Hold up, hold up, there are places where
I really hope you won’t succeed
I want no success with war
I want no successful exclusion
My energy’s in peace
My energy’s in love and fusion
(c) 2010 Jason Luckett / Lucky Masala Head
come by here we are holding hands
some say it’s outrageous but we do what we can
people are laughing and so am I
this is my kind of day light
leaves are falling
songs are rising
pacific ocean on the horizon
next year by Christmas
can we end all wars?
Mideast midnight twilights?
every man sing what you can
young boys in knee pants
women in pantsuits
shy catholic school girls
Pakistan’s Hindus
join this band stepping to yes we can can
Ahmad and Krishna
Siddhartha and Jesus
the list could go on
this is the big picture
you could be locked in two feet of snow
somewhere it’s summer
here hot winds blow
trial by fire,
or we could just try
this is my kind of good fight
glory on high
assalamu alaikum
shalom chaverim
we’ve chances, let’s take ‘em
wish peace on earth
joy to the world
this is our time
join with the band
and sing what you can
every woman
every man…
Last night I had the privilege to play a song on “Beautiful Struggle” on KPFK here in Los Angeles. The theme of the evening was education and the cutbacks we’re facing in California. For more info on the March 4th Strike, go to: http://defendcapubliceducation.wordpress.com/
Co-host, Michael Datcher, had prompted me that the show would be on education issues. And just a few days earlier I’d performed with Anne Feeney at an activist retirement community on the campus of UCBerkeley. One of the women after the show told me how my song, “Jackson, MS,” captured issues that aren’t being taught in schools much these days. So I pulled that one out for the show.
Jackson, Mississippi (Live on KPFK)
LISTEN TO Second Half of the Bet (pop-up)