NEWS. PRESS. MUSIC. SIDE PROJECTS. CD BABY. ITUNES. CAFEPRESS. PHOTO. CLIP. THINK. DONATE. LINK. INFO. THINK. Under The Thumb Written in New Zealand in May 2004, shortly before the US election, 'Under The Thumb' was inspired both by the farcical US elections of 2000 and the inevitable Republican triumph which would follow four years later. While many were left in a state of confusion over anomalies in Florida's votes and Governor Jeb Bush's suggested involvement, the 2004 elections continued this confusion with further anomalies in Ohio voting. No doubt a Pandora's Box yet to be opened... Under The Thumb 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 07: Under The Thumb Music & Lyrics by Daniel Gannaway/Apra © 2006 Looks like you’ve made good on your promises Happy friends now with a war time cash cow Looks like you’ve made good on your promises Happy friends now with a war time cash cow You've had a country Under the thumb With your cronies in government Under the thumb With your cronies in government Don't forget about the voter Don't forget about the citizens Looks like it’s time for voter promises You want a second term now But did you win the first round? Looks like it’s time for voter promises You want a second term now But did you win the first round? You've had a country Under the thumb With your cronies in government Under the thumb With your cronies in government Were you even voted in? Were you even voted in? Were you even voted in? Stolen election Well that's what brothers are for To fudge up the ballot box and more And daddy's footsteps are war filled With these greenbacks and some backslaps And some greenbacks and some backslaps Were you even voted in? Were you even voted in? Were you even voted in? Stolen election © Daniel Gannaway/APRA - April 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