Stan Becker - DOWN - Venice Beach

Songwriter Stan Becker Pledges to EXPOSE & STOP "Non Profit" Abuses in Venice Beach, CA, where St. Joseph Center & Venice Community Housing Corporation continue heinous abuses, crushing those who report them. "A coy New Hampshire transplant, Mr. Becker's thought-provoking lyrics make excellent company for the hard-driving beat provided by Ms. Dayna Franklin, who is one of the most injurious drummer in town..."
L.A. Weekly

"Ferocious as an AK-47, loving as a prayer." -- Lance Loud, Exposure Magazine

"Arresting, heartfelt...a lyrical and literate set...should not be missed" -- Tomm Carroll, Copley Newspapers; Santa Monica Evening Outlook

"Touching...written and performed with vibrancy." -- Goldmine Magazine

"Passionate and fiercely original rock" --Santa Monica Bay News

"Thought provoking lyrics, hard driving...intense and intelligent" -- LA Weekly

"Smart, catchy...works like gangbusters." -- Tony Peyser, Santa Monica Mirror

"...Sweet and open and heartfelt and lovely. Pastoral lyrics..." --
Hank Rosenfeld, Santa Monica Sun.
(Hank is 'Henry Rosebuds,' on-air personality for KSAN, San Francisco, and WXRK in NYC)

"Incendiary and emotional rock."
Ruta Fox - Exposure Magazine

"Tuneful and intelligent rock...look for a light-hearted then intensely dramatic set...a rave recommendation."
Dave Zimmer - Bam Magazine

"...Becker has been tagged by the press for his writing and recordings as well as live solo appearances on both coasts, and a long series of crowded L.A. shows with The Mayflower Slaves garnering excellent reviews for their intense lyrics and Becker's vocals." -- Music Connection

"Becker takes on the oh-so-common malaise of contemporary life - dysfunctional relationships, shrinking civil rights, hostile takeovers - with savagery, wisdom and wit. The tall, dark and intense Becker hails from the spiritual space of New Hampshire where the state's motto jives with his own: 'Live Free Or Die.'" -- Hunter Drohojowska Philp: Author, Contemporary Art Critic, KCRW Art Talk
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This song is offered in recognition & support of those courageous women & men in our culture who Report. And Blow that Whistle. Even under threat and injury. There's an EPIDEMIC of Abuses in Publicly Assisted Housing,
especially when an already compromised pseudo 'religious system' turns predatory and Blasphemous, far afield than the beauty of the Liturgy that embraces millions.
Again, As if ever stopping. And is a "Lease Partner;" with Total Power in those relationships. WITHOUT Accountability or Oversight.

This song is lovingly dedicated to the living memory of Barbara Blaine.

This little vid-clip is part of our 'Rehearsal' or "Song-righting," series,
(ala "Hammer In My Hand" and "Sincerely, Tom Dooley").
They are extemporaneous performances as the song is being written,
Before final studio arrangement and recording.
Thanks to those encouraging us to do more of these!!
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down
they want the sure knock-out
So you wake up all wobbly
wondering what’s this all about
you're going
down
easy target if you're old or you're poor
i'm gonna tell you what happens
when they close that door
you're going
down
they even blasphemy the Holy Name
with abuses and excuses
then it's victim-blame and shame
and it brings us all
down
down
easy targets are the poor and the old
then it's a million brutal parasites
with billing codes
and they’re writing stuff
down
i guess they want to even some score
brand it "social justice"
then guilt-trip you
to put more
down
now i know there ain't no guarantees
but when the Big Boss is talking
man, i'm listening
until I get it
down
(you know that news got around)
It got around
what comes around goes around
what goes around comes around
i swear to God this is a No-horse town
they just build it all up
to knock it all
down
Ka-ching
yeah they want the sure knock-out
wake up all wobbly
wondering what's this all about
you're going
down
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