The Ballad of the Little Man

"He was doing fine in '39
Thank God he did not win
He kept playing on his fiddle
As he watched old Rome cave in
He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within

Now he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skin
He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within

So if you're feeling lonely, baby
If you're feeling blue
If you listen to your little friend
You know he'll tell you what to do
But if you hear his words and you get confused
Start believing they're all true
Then you have just been fooled again
Who said we won't get fooled again?
By the little man within"

- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGSSXJEvzs

#Fascism #RabidRight #Nationalism #Environmental #ClimateChange #80sMusic #Activism #Antifa

2022: #WorldParty’s ‘#PrivateRevolution’ Tackled #Environmental Concerns 35 Years Ago

Seeds planted in the Reagan years continue to bear poison fruit. On Private Revolution, World Party presaged today’s “There is no planet B” slogan 35 years ago.

By Cheryl Graham / 1 March 2022

"By the mid-1980s, the modern environmental movement had fractured into a cornucopia of causes, including #antinukes and #RacialJustice. The music of the day, by and large, did not champion those concerns.

"Enter World Party, the solo project of Welsh musician and producer Karl Wallinger. After a stint playing keyboards in the #Waterboys, Wallinger released Private Revolution, World Party’s debut album, in March 1987. Recorded and produced by Wallinger, its ten original songs center on environmental themes, emphasizing personal responsibility. It’s all set to a sound incorporating groovy psychedelic synths with earthy piano and percussion. Wallinger sings and plays all of the instruments, except for saxophone on one track by Anthony Thistlethwaite (Waterboys) and violin by Steve Wickham (Waterboys and In Tua Nua) on another. Backing vocals are provided by an unknown Irish singer named #Sinead O’Connor."

https://www.popmatters.com/world-party-private-revolution-atr35

#MusicHistory #80sMusic #ReaganEra #ClimateChange #IsItLikeToday
#ClimateActivism through #Music

One of my theme songs (proudly on the FBI's radar since the 1980s)... Luckily, I made it all work out. And none of my friends told them where I was...

"Someone was round here asking questions about someone who looks like you.
I said I don't know where you are.
Sounded like he was going to be back someday.
So I told him where you are..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1cW97Z3sU

#WorldParty #Activism #1980s

World Party, "Is It Too Late?"

"Talk about biting the hand that feeds
Sitting there watching as it bleeds
Try your best in the winter light
When it really should be summer night

Is it too late, baby? Too late now
Too late, baby? Too late now
Too late for you to realize
Everything could have been alright..."

- Karl Wallinger, 1990

#WorldParty #ClimateCrisis #IsItTooLate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IZlfTeOcYg

【HD】東京LIFE w.p.c × 大政絢 https://www.wacoca.com/videos/1787571/model/

#w.p.c #worldparty #アパレル #ショートムービー #ファッション #レイングッズ #傘 #大政絢 #岩崎愛 #東京LIFE

My theme song (since 1987):

"If you want a revolution, baby
There is nothing like your own
You don't have to do all those burning books
Revolutionize at home

Someone's been hiding the pieces
Someone been burning down the trees
So we need your revolution, baby
There's a planet to set free

We are the revolution, baby
Come to take you home
If you say you want a revolution, baby
There is nothing like your own

We are the revolution, baby
Come to set you free
After you revolution, baby
There is nothing you can't be

Man's been killing the tigers
Turn the green fields into sand
And their saying how much they respect our work
Oh, god and his final hand

But the world spins on regardless
Which is lucky for you and me
'Cause of all the places in the years right from here
This is the only place to be

We are the revolution
Come to take you home
If you say you want a revolution, baby
There is nothing like your own

We are the revolution, baby
Come to set you free
After you revolution, baby
There is nothing you can't be

Don't need a red light
Don't need a blue light
Don't need a yellow light

Take off from the green light now
Take off from the green light now
Take off from the green light now

We got a revolution, baby
Come to take you home
If you say you want a revolution
There is nothing like your own

We are the revolution, baby
We've come to set you free
After you revolution, baby
There is nothing you can't be"

#WorldParty #PrivateRevolution #KarlWallinger #SaveTheEarth #EnvironmentalJustice #Revolution #TheTimeIsNow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYcJQej5Uw

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #AlternativeSoundsOfThe90sWithDermotOLeary

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

🔊 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow

World Party:
🎵 Way Down Now

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/7n0cOijx7XdTk1MKGY8mIa

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #AlternativeSoundsOfThe90sWithDermotOLeary

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #PickOfThePops

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today?

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #PickOfThePops

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today?

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

🔊 Auf radioeins läuft...

World Party:
🎵 Martha My Dear

#NowPlaying #WorldParty

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Save me from tomorrow
Don’t want to sail with this ship of fools #WorldParty

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #SaraCox

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today?

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

We need a RE-EVOLUTION! The WORLD PARTY is the ONLY PARTY WE NEED! UNITE!

Private Revolution

"If you want a revolution, baby
There is nothing like your own
You don't have to do all those burning books
Revolutionize at home

Someone's been hiding the pieces
Someone been burning down the trees
So we need your revolution, baby
There's a planet to set free

We are the revolution, baby
Come to take you home
If you say you want a revolution, baby
There is nothing like your own
We are the revolution, baby
Come to set you free
After you revolution, baby
There is nothing you can't be

Man's been killing the tigers
Turn the green fields into sand
And their saying how much they respect our work
Oh, god and his final hand

But the world spins on regardless
Which is lucky for you and me
'Cause of all the places in the years right from here
This is the only place to be

We are the revolution
Come to take you home
If you say you want a revolution, baby
There is nothing like your own

We are the revolution, baby
Come to set you free
After you revolution, baby
There is nothing you can't be

Don't need a red light
Don't need a blue light
Don't need a yellow light
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We got a revolution, baby
Come to take you home
If you say you want a revolution
There is nothing like your own

We are the revolution, baby
We've come to set you free
After you revolution, baby
There is nothing you can't be"

- Karl Wallinger, World Party, 1987

#GreenParty #ClimateCrisis #PrivateRevolution #EightiesMusic #80s #WorldParty #ShipOfFools #SaveMeFromTomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYcJQej5Uw

"We're setting sail
To the place on the map
From which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world
On this trip, baby

You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow, yeah
You will pay tomorrow"

#PrivateRevolution #Eighties #80s #WorldParty #ClimateCrisis #Trump #ShipOfFools #SaveMeFromTomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nCugGQZO0

One of my theme songs. I moved so many times, even my private detective brother couldn't find me...
#ActivistLife #EarthFirst #PrivateRevolution #WorldParty

"Someone was 'round here asking questions
About someone who looks like you
I said I don't know where you are
Sounded like he was gonna to be back someday
So I told him where you are..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1cW97Z3sU

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #OneHitWondersWithOJBorg

World Party:
🎵 Is It Like Today?

#WorldParty

https://open.spotify.com/track/2KtRbxfn4BjegQCqLeCocu

https://thebeanpickersunion.bandcamp.com/track/is-it-like-today-world-party-cover

I've always considered myself a member of the #WorldParty! What other party do denizens of Earth need?!!

Ship of Fools

"We're setting sail
To the place on the map
From which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world
On this trip, baby

You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow, yeah
You will pay tomorrow

Save me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no
Oh, save me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no

I want to run and hide
Right now

Avarice and greed
Are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
Traveling the world, you're in search of no good
But I'm sure you'll build your Sodom, like you knew you would
Using all the good people for your galley slaves
As your little boat struggles through the warning waves

But you don't pay
You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow, yeah
You gonna pay tomorrow

Save me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no, no
Oh, save me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no, no

Where's it coming from?
Oh, where's it going to?
It's just a
It's just a ship of fools

Here we go
All aboard"

- Karl Wallinger, 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHh0V7UjVXI