Name: Ballad of the Virtual Musician
Duration: P00H05M05S
Description: Art in the age of mechanical reproduction...

Ballad of the Virtual Musician

from Let Them Eat Pop by Charles Strickland Express

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Art in the age of mechanical reproduction...

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We were waiting for the new arrival
someone said the discs were on the way
back when vinyl was our only bible
drop the stylus on and start to pray
let the music carry you away

Now its just a virtual musician
giving all his songs away for free
such a shame that no-one really listens
to another faceless mp3
isn't really worth that much to me

Music never was for buying
something shared that never should be bought
now the broken record boss is crying
music must be worth less than he thought
something shared that never should be bought

Now it's just a double click decision
somewhere down the hyperlink highway
I can see a virtual musician
trying to get his music heard today
it's a shame that no-one wants to pay

Now it's just a double click decision
somewhere down the hyperlink highway
it's an untenable position
trying to make your music stick today
trying to get your music heard no way

Just another virtual musician
have to give your songs away for free
it's a shame that no-one really listens
to another faceless mp3
isn't really worth that much to me

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from Let Them Eat Pop, released November 17, 2012

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