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Alternative Ulster

from My History Of The North by Leslie Rich

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One of the first songs that my teenage self used to blare from a boombox while crawling the streets of Monkstown.
Henry Cluney showed up at the very first My History Of The North show, which made me a little nervous to play him this proto-folk-punk version of what must be an international, punk classic

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Nothin' for us in Belfast. The Pound's so old it's a pity
Ok, there's the Trident in Bangor, then walk back to the city

We ain't got nothin' but they don't really care
They don't even know you know
Just want our money we can take it or leave it
What we need is

An Alternative Ulster
Grab it and change it it's yours
Get an Alternative Ulster
Ignore the bores and their laws
Get an Alternative Ulster
Be an anti-security force
Alter your native Ulster Alter your native land

Take a look where you're livin' you got the Army on your street
And the RUC dog of repression is barking at your feet

Is this the kind of place you wanna live?
Is this where you wanna be?
Is this the only life we're gonna have?
What we need is

They say they've got control of you
But that's not true you know
They say they're a part of you
And that's a lie you know
They say you will never be
Free free free

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from My History Of The North, released August 11, 2018
Copyright BMG Gold Songs

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Leslie Rich Minneapolis, Minnesota

Belfast born singer-songwriter, Leslie Rich grew up listening to a mix of punk, acoustic songwriters and traditional Celtic music. Inspired by artists like Luka Bloom and Throwing Muses, Leslie became a hard working solo performer in the bar scene. He founded the Rocket Soul Choir in 1994, mainly as an acoustic response to the heavy, guitar-driven, Irish bands cropping up at that time ... more

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