NEWS. PRESS. MUSIC. SIDE PROJECTS. CD BABY. ITUNES. CAFEPRESS. PHOTO. CLIP. THINK. DONATE. LINK. INFO. THINK. Selling Off The Country Written in London in May 2003, 'Selling Off The Country' questions the sale of formerly state-owned land in New Zealand to foreign interests. The preservation of this land for the collective enjoyment of all Kiwis and visitors to Aotearoa is an issue of profound significance, yet - in increasing volumes - iconic and culturally significant land has been forever lost to all of us. [from the News Section] July 13, 2006 - 'Selling Off The Country' on 'The Last Resort'     Selling Off The Country - from Daniel's 2006 release OP-ED: Environmental / Social / Political - will feature in the soundtrack to 'The Last Resort', a New Zealand documentary by Abi King-Jones and Errol Wright, showing at The 2006 New Zealand International Film Festival. >> Read more... Selling Off The Country has now been recorded for Daniel's 2006 release OP-ED, a collection of environmentally, socially, and politically inspired songs. You can hear it @ CD Baby. >> Click to hear: OP-ED: Environmental / Social / Political [2006] Track 02: Selling Off The Country Music & Lyrics by Daniel Gannaway/Apra © 2006 Have we sold off the country as a cure for short term debt? Have we sold off all our assets for a future full of regret? Well where is the forward thinking here? Our future lies in preserving what's scarce Create a meal ticket for our own By not being foreign owned Are we selling off this country? Are we selling off this country oh? Are we selling off this country? Are we selling off this country oh no? You can't blame people for getting ahead Selling Cape Kidnappers or Young Nick's Head Someone offshore owns our monuments There's a loophole in our land protection act Well where is the forward thinking here? Our future lies in preserving what's scarce Create a meal ticket for our own By not being foreign owned Are we selling off this country? Are we selling off this country oh? Are we selling off this country? Are we selling off this country oh? Are we selling off this country? Are we selling off this country oh? Are we selling off this country? Are we selling it off? Are we selling it off? You can only sell it once You can only sell it once You can only sell it once You can only sell it once You hope folk from other places Will have a similar view of whats fair They'll say it's mine I own it But you can walk on that coastline there They won't drain local economy With their one holiday month a year We won't be shut out by short term dollar's clout Aotearoa will remain beautiful beyond all doubt Beyond all doubt Beautiful © Daniel Gannaway/Apra - January 2004 Quick links: >> MP3s & CDs @ CD Baby! >> Apple iTunes >> Rhapsody >> iSOUND >> MP3tunes >> Napster >> eMusic >> myspace >> VIRB >> ReverbNation >> CafePress ^ top ^ thankyou for supporting truly independent music