{"id":16855,"date":"2016-07-05T02:09:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T02:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=16855"},"modified":"2016-07-05T02:47:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T02:47:58","slug":"independence-day-dependence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2016\/07\/05\/independence-day-dependence\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day Dependence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LYRICS<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the problem with the thing<br \/>\nHave you the freedom to sing?<br \/>\nDare you take a chance&#8230;<br \/>\nn&#8217; be free to dance<\/p>\n<p>Growing dependence on Independence Day<\/p>\n<p>How can you be reciting<br \/>\nWhen they&#8217;ve outlawed reading<br \/>\nSure seems their fights<br \/>\nViolate rights<\/p>\n<p>Growing dependence on Independence Day<\/p>\n<p>At times I&#8217;m at a loss<br \/>\nNo mimes says the boss<br \/>\nNo juggling, music or magic<br \/>\n&#8230; I&#8217;m getting sick<\/p>\n<p>Growing dependence on Independence Day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sL0Uk3m-WWg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Gay-Church\/videos\/Independence-Day-Dependence-at-Gay-Church.mp4\">Independence Day Dependence at Gay Church.mp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Gay-Church\/music\/DR0000_3360-Independence-Day-Dependence.mp3\">Independence Day Dependence.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<br \/>\nStyle: ExperiMental Music<br \/>\nChords: G C \/ D G<br \/>\nRecording: live<\/p>\n<p>Vocals, Guitar<\/p>\n<p>Written and recorded at the corner of Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/index-West-Chester-Busking-Ordinance.html\">West Chester Busking Ordinance<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/justicedept\/West-Chester-Police-Department\/\">hate crimes in West Chester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>West Chester Borough tries to ban any expression without a license:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>BUSKING (OR PERFORM) \u2013 Includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: acting, singing, playing musical instruments, pantomime, juggling, magic, dancing, reading, puppetry, reciting and sidewalk art (chalk or watercolors).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LYRICS Here&#8217;s the problem with the thing Have you the freedom to sing? 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