Martin Simpson – „Brother Can You Spare a Dime“ (2011)
Ein Hit aus der Zeit der Great Depression, geschrieben von „Yip“ Harburg, in einer schönen und spannungsreichen Aufnahme. Der große Dick Gaughan singt mit. Der Song ist jetzt 80 Jahre alt, aber heute, da Millionen Amerikaner auf Lebensmittelmarken angewiesen sind, wieder sehr zeitgemäß.
„They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob,
When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.
They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead,
Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?
Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it’s done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime;
Once I built a tower, now it’s done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell,
Full of that Yankee Doodle Dum,
Half a million boots went slogging through Hell,
And I was the kid with the drum!
Say, don’t you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time.
Why don’t you remember, I’m your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?“
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To Hell with Poverty