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Carsten Pieper A new song by Ani, pleading at least the better ones to play by the rules, hard as it may seem.
I am, as many people, everywhere in the world, quite concerned about the political culture these days, not only in the USA, but definitely there, too. Please, play by the rules and, please, please, vote him out! America can do so much better than that!
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“I wrote Contagious on the very last tour i did, last February on the west coast. Nobody in America had heard of covid 19 yet but certainly it was out there, so it's ironic that this is the metaphor i chose to talk politics. Contagious is basically a plea to the Democratic Party establishment (or is it a vow to myself?) not to stoop to the lyin, cheatin tactics of their adversaries. As hard as it is to play by the rules, act on principle, and maintain your honor when you feel like you’re the only one in the room doing so, that's exactly what it will take to get us out of here. I borrowed the refrain from one of my favorite Democrat badasses, Michelle Obama." --ani

lyrics

they go low
you go high
you bring more
than your own supply
that dirty game
you don’t play
that shit’s contagious
you stay away
that shit’s contagious
you stay away

they go low
you go high

not takin polls
not doin math
not trying to steamroll
a path
not trying to calculate
manipulate
the future or the past
that shit’s contagious
you stay away
that shit’s contagious
just stay away

they go low
you go high

i’m not beneath you
i’m not above
in the center
i put love
in our being
we are the same
but are we playing
that dirty game?
that shit’s contagious
just stay away

they go low
you go high

credits

from Do or Die / Contagious, released October 19, 2020
Written by Ani
Guitar and vocals - Ani
Drums - Yan Westerlund
Percussion - Brevan Hampden
Triangle, crazy stick - Terence Higgins
Wurlitzer, organ - Phil Cook
Flute - Matt Douglas
Strings Arrangement, bass - Todd Sickafoose
Strings - Delgani
Mixer - Tchad Blake
Mastering - Brent Lambert

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Ani DiFranco New Orleans, Louisiana

Grammy winner and feminist icon Ani DiFranco began her career as a proponent of the artist-run label, creating her own Righteous Babe Records in 1990. Since then she has released over twenty studio albums and supported a broad range of social causes including racial justice, reproductive rights, gender equality, environmental issues and prison reform. ... more

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