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Gerard Erker - Hey KDHX!
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There once was a station built by you and me
Working together so the music could be free
Good people volunteering
For the betterment of the
St. Louis community
But things have started to decay
There’s gotta be a better way
So Hey KDHX, I got something to say
Bring back Andy Coco, & bring Back Drea
I love this station with all of my heart
But it’s falling apart
And it breaks my heart, yes it breaks my heart
I usually stay out of the dramas and fights
But this is a time when I cannot stay quiet
Somebody please come shine a love light
Cuz what you’re doing, it just ain’t right
You’re pushing everyone away
There’s gotta be a better way
So Hey KDHX, I got something to say
Bring back Andy Coco, & bring Back Drea
I love this station with all of my heart
But it’s falling apart
And it breaks my heart, yes it breaks my heart
I guess I’ll just say one more thing
We all love music and we all love to sing
All those volunteers have so much to bring
They’ve given their lives, they’ve given everything
So please don’t throw it all away
There’s gotta be a better way
So Hey KDHX, I got something to say
Bring back Andy Coco, & bring Back Drea
I love this station with all of my heart
So don’t let it fall apart
And don’t break my heart, don’t break my heart
Don’t break my heart, don’t break my heart
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Went down to the river for a while
Went down to the river for an hour
Out of them riverbanks
Came a creature unknown
Aw, it was a lizard with a briefcase throwing stones
Went down to the station for a while
Went down to the station for an hour
Out of that train came
Old skin and bones
Aw, it was a lizard with a briefcase throwing stones
Went down to the city for a while
Went down to the city for an hour
Out of them streets came
On his telephone
Aw, it was a lizard with a briefcase throwing stones
He was scaley and green if you know what I mean
Went down to the theater for a while
Went down to the theater for an hour
Out of them screens came
All the features were shown
Aw, it was a lizard with a briefcase throwing stones
It was a lizard with a briefcase, briefcase throwing
Lizard with a briefcase, briefcase throwing
Lizard with a briefcase, briefcase throwing stones
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Ital K - Ital Rhythms
00:14
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There's a heart-shaped hole / in my radio
I'm all fired up / with no place to go
AI and dead air / is the bold new vision
I'm missing that music / and not the only one
Missing those voices / and missing their words
That sounded like home / wherever they were heard
But now the music / is all alone
Programmed by / some robot drone
How dare they! How can they? / Why did they? What now?
Everyone's pissed / but no one knows how
To fix this mistake / or turn back time
To the left of the dial / where the sound was sublime
Wheels are in motion / and the gyres are spinning
There's a humble hope / for a new beginning
That heart-shaped hole / awaits to be filled
With music and memories / of what they killed
<instrumental break>
Wheels are in motion / and the gyres are spinning
There's a humble hope / for a new beginning
That heart-shaped hole / awaits to be filled
With music and memories / of what they killed
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Don’t know what it is about this station
But it fueled my imagination
It played music no one else ever would
Made right in our own neighborhood
But now it’s in trouble
The leaders in a bubble
Don’t know what it is we’ll do
To save KDHX for you
For you…
KDHX made me want to make music
88.1—there’s nothing else like it
Andy Coco is the nicest bass dude
And Roy Kasten’s voice is smoother than smooth
Al Swacker kept me going midday
And Ital-K brought reggae our way
But now they’re in trouble
Like half the DJs out the door
Don’t know what it is we’ll do
To save KDHX for you
For you…
When I Feel Like Going Home
I just listen and I’m never alone
From Memphis to Manchester
Positive Vibes had my feelings all astir
KDHX made me want to make music
88.1—there’s nothing else like it
The station’s in trouble
And we really need your help
Here’s what we’re gonna do
To save KDHX with you
With you…
So we’re gonna…
We're gonna explain that donning the mantle of diversity, equity, and inclusion to hide station leaders' discrimination against DJs publicly disagreeing with their actions is not only a bad look, but also bad karma
We're gonna remind the press that volunteer DJs of all cultures, ethnicities, and musical tastes are united in solidarity against the actions of station leaders
You know something’s wrong when Dr. Jeff isn’t on your side
We're gonna ask, yet again, for station leaders’ resignation
We’re gonna ask ‘em to actually fill the board
We’re gonna ask ‘em to not sell the station to some fundamentalist group
There’s like three hours of non-robot programming a day now…
If all else fails, well…we’re gonna get Bob Reuter’s ashes out of the walls, man
He’s in the walls, and this is in our DNA
We’re gonna save KDHX
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We Owe it to the river
Our city & ourselves
Respect the bids of wisdom
To reap a deeper wealth
Not for one’s own glory
But the greater good of all
Like a Dedicated drum line
That helps to Keep us marching tall
Let me walk beside you friend
Together we can share
Thoughts that we have gathered
Songs to help us & repair
Damage that’s Confounding
compounding a disgrace
But Keep the lines open
Love’s still lurking in this place
Built on imagination
Built on integrity
Bound by love of music
And this, our community
Gone now, those beginnings
When, true, we flew so free
Not lost, tho, be encouraged
We stand in solidarity
Let me walk beside you friend
Together we can share
Thoughts that we have gathered
Songs to help us & repair
Damage that’s Confounding,
compounding a disgrace
But Keep the lines open
Love’s still lurking in this place
Still Sweeter, yes, and fairer
Vintage vocals and guitars
When they come together
To remind us who we are
Follow through this darkness
Toward the coming dawn
Again we’ll dance & gather
Our voices clear & strong
Let me walk beside you friends
Together we can share
Thoughts that we have gathered
Songs to help us & repair
Damage that’s Confounding,
compounding a disgrace
But Keep the lines open
Love’s still lurking in this place
Keep the lines open
Love’s still lurking in this place
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Been steam rolled by
Steam powered radio
The airwaves now
Just a rodeo
They may control the tower
But we the people
Have the power
We feel like going hom
Going home
Get the Doctor
Going home
Find the soul selector
Going home
The rhythm section suffers
Oh the rhythm section surely
Suffers
We suffer
Friday they sent the
Letterhead
To the 13 On Air
Veterans
It read:
"We're going in a new direction"
"Thank you for years of dedication"
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All your meetings are opaque
Trusting you is a mistake
Go back to your fiery lake
Gary Wells! Gary Wells!
Chorus: Airwaves swell like a tsunami (x3)
Gary Wells! Gary Wells!
All those people that you smear
Make donations disappear
Hostile working atmosphere
Gary Wells! Gary Wells!
Chorus: Airwaves swell like a tsunami (x3)
Gary Wells! Gary Wells!
Tell me 'bout your vsion bold:
DJs do just what they're told
A bloody axe rewards the old
Gary Wells! Gary Wells!
Chorus: Airwaves swell like a tsunami (x3)
Gary Wells! Gary Wells!
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once upon a time and it wasn't long ago
there was hometown magic coming through my radio
voices of the city and a song for everyone
but voices have been silenced and our dreams have come undone
and they don't care that it's dead air
what we once shared, going nowhere
it just ain't fair that it's dead air
and they just don't care
once upon a time, in an almost mythic past
people came together just to build a thing that lasts
it survived the lean times and the years of growing pains
but how can it survive when outsiders take the reins?
and they don't care that it's dead air
what we once shared, going nowhere
it just ain't fair that it's dead air
and they just don't care
here's to all the martyrs who were shown the station door
here's to those on thin ice with a sound worth fighting for
here's to those who still remain to carry on in spite
and here's to the villains who are bound to lose the fight
and they don't care that it's dead air
what we once shared, going nowhere
it just ain't fair that it's dead air
and they just don't care
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ONCE TRULY LOVES BEST STATION IN THE NATION
NOW SHE'S BURNING DOWN... WHY?
ONCE THEY TOOK CONTROL, THESE TWO STOLE THE MIC
THEY SAY THEY HAVE A PLAN... SIKE!
ON STRIKE, THERE'S ABUSE GOING DOWN
ON FIRE, IT'S KNOW BY ALL IN TOWN
CHORUS1
WRITING'S ON THE WALL
THESE TWO DON'T CARE AT ALL
SO MANY FIRED... WHY...
WHOSE MONEY? DO THREATS KEEP THEM STRONG?
CLUMSY, UGLY, EMPTY, TREATING PEOPLE WRONG
CHORUS2
THESE TWO GOT TO GO
THESE TWO GOT TO GO GO GO
THESE TWO GOT TO GO... NOW
EVEN CONSERVATIVES ARE SICKENED BY THE TRASH
THESE TWO KEEP HOLDING ON FOR CRAZINESS AND CASH
BRIDGE
MUSIC-LOVING FRIENDS SILENCED BY FAILING DEMONS
BEST JAZZ, BLUES, FOLK, FUNK, AND ROCK,
LOSING TO LIARS WREAKING HAVOC NON STOP
ABUSE OF POWER THEY TRY AND TRY
THESE TWO PLAY THAT GAME OF LIES
SILENCING DISSENT WITH NO PRECEDENT
PEOPLE SIMPLY SPOKE THEIR MINDS
CHORUS1 (WRITING'S ON THE WALL...)
CODA TAG
THEY LIE...
WHERE ARE THE PLANS, WHERE ARE THE CHANGES
WHAT MEDIATION DO THEY USE TO REARRANGE THEM
WITH EYES OFF THE PRIZE
THESE TWO AIN'T THE GOOD GUYS
ART AND CULTURE GONE AWAY
ALL THAT'S LEFT IS A BURNED DOWN STATION
CHORUS2 (THESE TWO GO TO GO...)
CODA
THEY LIE...
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Lyrics not recorded (because I can’t sing) but here you go if you want to sing along:
VERSE 1
“It turned middle aged in October. Yeah that was quite the day.”
“Yeah it’s changed a lot now. Liked it better the old way.”
“Yeah KDHX was born as community radio. But it’s lost its way, I have to say, I really do miss it so.”
BRIDGE
“Now listeners don’t matter. They Ain’t afraid to tell us so.”
CHORUS
“And we Ain’t failed hippies, and we know what to do.”
“Gonna play us some old, gonna play us some new”
“And they’re not whiny DJs, they just wanna be treated fair.”
“Let us talk at the meetings, and enjoy their presence on the air.”
VERSE 2.
“Waves Ain’t been the same now, since Soul Selector left the air.”
“Can’t say how we feel no more. ‘Cause management just don’t care.”
“Alonzo Townsend hit the nail right on the head”
“And Darian Wigfall said what needed to be said.”
BRIDGE
“But the ones up at the top now, they want our station dead.”
CHORUS 2
“Yeah we’re not failed hippies. We don’t know just what that means.”
“Does it mean we don’t wear tie die, does it mean we don’t wear jeans.”
“And they’re not whiny DJs, they know how to get stuff done.”
“We’re all for community; now let’s go, and have some fun!”
Verse 3
“Drea Stein and Andy Coco. They were my drug of choice.
Waves just Ain’t the same now, since we lost our favorite voice.
And BobEE Sweet and Mike Kuelker, and all the others gone,
We miss ‘em all, we want ‘em back, cause they were treated wrong.
BRIDGE
The K & G Circus. It Ain’t right what you have done.”
CHORUS 2
“Yeah we’re not failed hippies. We don’t know just what that means.”
“Does it mean we don’t wear tie die, does it mean we don’t wear jeans.”
“And they’re not whiny DJs, they know how to get stuff done.”
“We’re all for community; now let’s go, and have some fun!”
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