Every now and then, someone redoes a song. I recently heard a new version of John Lennon's "God" song. I noticed with just a few changes here and there, it could be a modern song and fit the ideas and ambitions of a different musician and song writer for a modern time.
So I decided to take a look at a song written by Pol Pot. I decided it had some merit:
"Our Red Flag of the Revolution"
Glittering red blood blankets the earth, Sacrificial blood to liberate the people:
Blood of workers, peasants and intellectuals;
Blood of young men, Buddhist monks, and young women.
Blood that swirls away and takes flight, twirling on high'
Into the sky,
Turning into the red, revolutionary flag!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
0 comrades, seethe with anger in order to destroy the enemy!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
Let our fury swoop down like a tornado!
Don't spare a single reactionary, a single imperialist!
Make a clean sweep of the Kampuchean soil!
Seething with anger, let us move into the attack!
Let us wipe out all enemies of Kampuchea!
Let us grasp the Victory! The Victory! The Victory!
So with a few changes, I was able to readopt this song for my blog:
"Our Red Flag of the Revolution"
Glittering red blood blankets the earth, Sacrificial blood to liberate the people:
Blood of workers, small farmers, migrant farm workers and intellectuals;
Blood of young men, Peace clerics, and young women.
Blood that swirls away and takes flight, twirling on high'
Into the sky,
Turning into the red, revolutionary flag!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
0 comrades, seethe with anger in order to destroy the enemy!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
Let our fury swoop down like a Kansas tornado!
Don't spare a single reactionary, a single imperialist!
Make a clean sweep of the American soil!
Seething with anger, let us move into the attack!
Let us wipe out all enemies of the U. S. socialists!
Let us grasp the Victory! The Victory! The Victory!
I only had to change a few words and it's a wonderful song. I even made a picture of a flag to go with it. I may use it as a logo on May 1st. I used a tooth pick for the pole, yellow magic marker for the background and my own blood for the actual red flag. I used a tiny syringe and a tiny paint brush and when blood first dried it had that nice crimson red color instead of that icky brown color it turns after about a week.
Now all I need is someone with musical talents to help me add some good music to this and it could be a top 10 hit on the metal circuit.
Next I may do my own version of Lennon's "God." It has potential.
So I decided to take a look at a song written by Pol Pot. I decided it had some merit:
"Our Red Flag of the Revolution"
Glittering red blood blankets the earth, Sacrificial blood to liberate the people:
Blood of workers, peasants and intellectuals;
Blood of young men, Buddhist monks, and young women.
Blood that swirls away and takes flight, twirling on high'
Into the sky,
Turning into the red, revolutionary flag!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
0 comrades, seethe with anger in order to destroy the enemy!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
Let our fury swoop down like a tornado!
Don't spare a single reactionary, a single imperialist!
Make a clean sweep of the Kampuchean soil!
Seething with anger, let us move into the attack!
Let us wipe out all enemies of Kampuchea!
Let us grasp the Victory! The Victory! The Victory!
So with a few changes, I was able to readopt this song for my blog:
"Our Red Flag of the Revolution"
Glittering red blood blankets the earth, Sacrificial blood to liberate the people:
Blood of workers, small farmers, migrant farm workers and intellectuals;
Blood of young men, Peace clerics, and young women.
Blood that swirls away and takes flight, twirling on high'
Into the sky,
Turning into the red, revolutionary flag!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
0 comrades, seethe with anger in order to destroy the enemy!
Red flag! Red flag! Now floating on high! Now floating on high!
Let our fury swoop down like a Kansas tornado!
Don't spare a single reactionary, a single imperialist!
Make a clean sweep of the American soil!
Seething with anger, let us move into the attack!
Let us wipe out all enemies of the U. S. socialists!
Let us grasp the Victory! The Victory! The Victory!
I only had to change a few words and it's a wonderful song. I even made a picture of a flag to go with it. I may use it as a logo on May 1st. I used a tooth pick for the pole, yellow magic marker for the background and my own blood for the actual red flag. I used a tiny syringe and a tiny paint brush and when blood first dried it had that nice crimson red color instead of that icky brown color it turns after about a week.
Now all I need is someone with musical talents to help me add some good music to this and it could be a top 10 hit on the metal circuit.
Next I may do my own version of Lennon's "God." It has potential.
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