Friday, September 18, 2020

Say it isn't so

No, Van!  No.
Van Morrison has described the British government as “fascist bullies disturbing our peace” in one of three new tracks he has written to protest against safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

On No More Lockdown, Morrison sings:

“No more lockdown / No more government overreach / No more fascist bullies / Disturbing our peace … No more taking of our freedom / And our God-given rights / Pretending it’s for our safety / When it’s really to enslave …”

The song also condemns “celebrities telling us what we’re supposed to feel”, although the 75-year-old Northern Irish songwriter denied doing this himself.

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No More Lockdown also indicts “Imperial College scientists making up crooked facts.”

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Morrison said the songs would be released every two weeks, starting with Born to Be Free on 25 September. Last month, he called on his “fellow singers, musicians, writers, producers, promoters and others in the industry to fight with me on this. Come forward, stand up, fight the pseudo-science and speak up.”

  The Guardian
I hope they're smarter than that.

This is as bad as when Cat Stevens supported the Islamic fatwa against Salman Rushdie.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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