Work for Food

Well, my Group's jobs are in a bit of jeopardy, due to a few random people that can't seem to fix items that they create. It would not be so big of a deal, but I do care about the persons I work with. Hence, I picked the following song, due to the catchy title.

In 1993, Dramarama released the album Hi-Fi Sci-Fi. Great album. The second track off this album, "Work for Food" gained some airplay at your more underground stations, but really didn't garner a lot of traction with people. The subject was that of a mentally challenged, homeless person who lost all (mother, father, house, way), and was just living on the streets. Having worked with the homeless for a while, the plight was thrown into song form, which really spoke to me. I liked it.

Of course, the plight myself and my group faces today is nowhere near as complex, nor as sad, as what is depicted in the song or the album... but really, I'm pissed. I need a good song to wake up to.

So, the song opens up with a lot of background noise, to simulate an external environment. The music then overshadows the noise, telling the story of the unnamed person. While a truly poppy song (Guitar, Drums, Bass, Vox), the song is well layered, and tells an interesting story. It's not one of the songs that I can really qualitatively state that the music is superior to any other, but as far as relational stories go, this one speaks pretty well. Music doesn't always have to be about breaking the boundary of sound, sometimes its a conveyance of a story, a plight or a feeling... bringing about introspection in the listener.

Due to that, sometimes you create a really good song. Enjoy.

Gotta keep on rolling on, I guess. What may be, may be.
-om