you can watch my live recording of this song - AND SING ALONG! - here on youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=v3IG4BVdt2E
the EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY album artwork was created - on very short notice - by manuel oliver, artist, activist, and father & best friend of joaquin oliver.
joaquin was murdered during the marjorie stoneman douglas high school shooting in parkland, florida.
100% of the profits from these downloads will go to
CHANGETHEREF.ORG, the non-profit started by manuel and patricia oliver after they lost their son.
changetheref.org is trying to empower younger kids to get into politics and make REAL CHANGE around gun safety.
i have never felt more honored and emotional collaborating with another artist. i can sing about this and feel all the feelings: but manuel lost his son. i cannot start to imagine how that feels.
making art isn't as direct as voting or calling your congresspeople.
but art can get directly into the emotional heart of the matter.
this song was written in response to the insanity going on in our country. gun violence and the deaths of ordinary people all over america is becoming NORMAL.
IT ISN'T NORMAL.
let's call it what it is: a public health crisis. too many senseless deaths. too much pointless tragedy that could be avoided with better, safer, smarter gun laws.
i was able to write and record this song FAST because i knew i could release it immediately using funds from my 15,000+ patrons to cover all the studio costs, the cost of my production team, to pay manuel for his artwork, etc.
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to my 15,000 patrons: thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting my work.
to everybody else: if you want to support me & my collaborators in making more art like this, join us here, it's a fantastic community of beautiful people:
www.patreon.com/amandapalmer.
this track was recorded and mixed/mastered by christopher bittner at applehead studios in woodstock, NY, on august 14th, 2019.
thanks to the EVERYBODY chorus, who showed up on THREE HOURS NOTICE....
Aileen Morgan
Amber Rodriguez
Betsi Krisniski
Brian Duffy
Chris Wells
Christopher Schiller
Daniella DaCaro
Drue Pennella
Elizabeth Lesser
Glen Brandow
Gregg Goodbrod
John Sturman
Laura Becker
Lauren S.
Liam McComiskey
Linda Winnick
Lukas Bittner
Megan Badger
Mike McGary
Nancy Geaney
Nikki Stein
Stephanie Carlin
Sydney Dean
Vince Berzal
WE ARE THE MEDIA, everybody.
we are.
released August 15, 2019
recorded at applehead studios on august 14, 2019.
engineer, mixed and mastered by christopher bittner.
the EVERYBODY chorus:
Aileen Morgan
Amber Rodriguez
Betsi Krisniski
Brian Duffy
Chris Wells
Christopher Schiller
Daniella DaCaro
Drue Pennella
Elizabeth Lesser
Glen Brandow
Gregg Goodbrod
John Sturman
Laura Becker
Lauren S.
Liam McComiskey
Linda Winnick
Lukas Bittner
Megan Badger
Mike McGary
Nancy Geaney
Nikki Stein
Stephanie Carlin
Sydney Dean
Vince Berzal