Name: Big Black: Stand At Attica
Duration: P00H03M50S
Description: Big Black opens with big horns, an infectious chorus, and our hero Frank "Big Black" Smith steeling himself for a Stand At Attica!

Big Black: Stand At Attica

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Big Black opens with big horns, an infectious chorus, and our hero Frank "Big Black" Smith steeling himself for a Stand At Attica!

lyrics

Big Black: Stand At Attica

There was a man who went against the governor
He took a stand with the brothers of Attica
They made demands for human rights and amnesty
Mr. Rockefeller can we end this peacefully?

People of the United States of America
Can you hear me?!?!
We are the brothers of Attica
We are the brothers of Attica

There was a man who went against the governor
He took a stand with the brothers of Attica
They made demands for human rights and amnesty
Mr. Rockefeller can we end this peacefully?

It’s like a standoff at the prison 50 yard line
Waiting for the handoff and I’m counting Mississippis
One Mississippi Two Mississippi Three Mississippi Four
Helicopters overhead and state troopers at the front door
One Mississippi Two Mississippi Three Mississippi Four
More blood shed than we’ve seen in four score

There was a man who went against the governor
He took a stand with the brothers of Attica
They made demands for human rights and amnesty
Mr. Rockefeller can we end this peacefully?

When the time comes
Meet me in Times Square
I saw the bars disappear
For the first time in ten years
Now the governor
Lining up a squadron to fire
And if we don’t get amnesty
Then we all gonna die here

I know it didn’t start like this
I know we can rewind this back
I know it didn’t start like this
And I’m gonna take you back… back to the beginning
But the governor won’t listen
He’s got the troopers ready to storm the prison on a murderous mission
And the president agrees
It really was a beautiful operation

credits

from Big Black: Stand At Attica, released July 4, 2020
Big Black: Stand At Attica

Written by Alex Tichane and Jared Reinmuth
Produced, Mixed, and Engineered by Alex Tichane and Jeremy Page
Mastered by Kevin Blackler at Blackler Mastering in Brooklyn NYC

Odane Whilby — Lead Vocals
Chaunice Chapman — Vocals
Alex Tichane — Guitars, Moog Synthesizer
Andy Bauer — Drums
Tom Rose — Bass, Trumpet
Jim McElwaine — Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Justus Heher — Trombone
Tom LaRocca — Baritone Saxophone
Jeremy Page — B3 Organ, additional instruments