Dreadful Memories (feat. Ryan Heisinger of Voluntary Hazing)

by Nate Funk

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This is a reggae/rocksteady take on an old union and protest song originally penned by Sarah Ogan Gunning. This was recorded for a Beautiful Rat Records compilation benefiting the Amazon Labor Union!

Be sure to donate to the Amazon Labor Union here: amazonlaborunion.org

And check out the Skalidarity Forever compilation here: beautifulratrecords.com/album/skalidarity-forever

Ryan Heisinger from the (very rad) San Jose ska band Voluntary Hazing provides solo trombone for the tune. Huge thanks to them for getting back to me and helping out on really short notice! (Like literally, all recording and mixing was done in just about a 36 hour timespan and Ryan recorded remotely. The MVP!)

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Dreadful memories, how they linger
How they pain my precious soul
Little children sick and hungry
Sick and hungry, weak and cold

Little children cold and hungry
Without any food at all to eat
They had no clothes to put on their bodies
They had no shoes around their feet

Dreadful memories, how they linger
How they bathe my heart in pain
Oh how hard I tried to forget them
But I find it all in vain

Robber barons steal our labor
Sell our goods, we can't afford
If we had only our own profits
Living life can bring our kids reward

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released May 1, 2022
Nate Phung - guitars, bass, organ, vox, drums, recording, mixing, mastering
Ryan Heisinger - trombone

Huge thanks to Voluntary Hazing - Check out their stuff!: voluntaryhazing.bandcamp.com

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