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American Dream by Jim Lesses
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fave it Political | Folk Rock
13 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Jul 2005
on Jim Lesses
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Peace, social justice, trade unionism, and much more are canvassed by this Australian performer who is not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve.
Bio / Background
In an industry full of manufactured pre-pubescent 'superstars', programmed to pout and preen on cue, the Adelaide based songwriter, Jim Lesses, presents his brand new album containing thirteen topical songs dealing with real issues that affect real people every day of the week.
The songs cover a wide range of subject matters: Peace and social justice; capital punishment; trade unionism; unemployment; the human condition; and a clutch of other songs including the title track, American Dream:
Man walks into a downtown store,
Waving a gun, people fall to the floor,
Fills up his bag then he waits for the cops,
Today is the day the rat race stops.
Chorus
Big Mac, heart attack, any time at all,
Sky high penthouse, see the body fall.
Wall Street broker, hanging on a beam,
They're all checking out of the American Dream.
In July, 2002, Jim Lesses released his debut CD, Sometimes I Wake Up Naked (also available through CD Baby).
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