Something's In The Air...

... But It's Not On The Airwaves.

That's the title of an "underground" music video by spoken word artist Chris Chandler that I think you all might find entertaining. 

Chris was a client of sorts back in the 90s, when Songs.com handled online marketing for Silverwolf Records, the company that released Chris's first CD, "Generica."   

Chris Chandler is hardly your typical singer-songwriter.  He might be the first to tell you, he can't really sing, and his pieces are not really "songs" though they are frequently put to music.  And I'm not sure, but I think he's finally given up trying to play guitar. 

But whatever you call his art, Chris Chandler's commenatries on American politics and culture are among the most biting, incisive, and original work I've ever encountered.  Among my favorite Chris Chandler "lyrics" is this excerpt from a track on 'Generica' called "Elvis," in which I think he rather succinctly sums up the late 20th/early 21st century American ethos:

"You see, we... are like Elvis. In the seventies. Puffy and bloated, wheezing our way through our set, heaving our way across the world stage, the fans still scream for more, failing to notice any decline. The world wants what we have, but America has left the building."

In his video, Chris comments on the difference between the current "anti-war" environment and the Vietnam-related movement of the 1960s... the title of the piece pretty much tells it all, but I don't want to spoil it for you.  So just aim your web browser to:

There's Something In the Air... But It's  Not On the Airwaves

...scroll down to "Windows Media" or "Quicktime," choose a player, click on the link, and launch the video. 

See if you don't agree with his premise...

Anyway, that's my opinion, and it should be yours, too...

--PS

Comments

[chandler]

Thanks so much for your kind words - It is this kind of grass roots excitment that makes the changes in theis great country.
-chris chandler