Endangered Durham Has a Theme Song!
Put this in the category of "things I never would have envisioned when I started this website", but local band (and good friends) Beloved Binge surprised and greatly flattered me by recording a song inspired by Endangered Durham and the loss of historic architecture in Durham.
Endangered Durham
Civil rights pounded down
rubble resounds
no ice cream now
'till the royal resurgence
no landlords around
houses burnt down
was it bad luck
or was it insurance
new houses need ground
graves in mounds
do the dead sleep sound
in endangered Durham
(chorus)
Don't knock those buildings down
mapping the history of this town
Don't knock those buildings down
mapping a history of this town
Windows, porticos, Durham houses are not dominoes (repeats)
Buildings knocked down
save them now
history lost then found on
Endangered Durham
Renaissance abounds
save our downtown
and the 'hoods that surround
Endangered Durham
Save our save our save our Endangered Durham
(chorus)
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6 comments:
lyrics, please.
Dude, prospective girlfriends are going to start coming up to you in bars and singing this to you. :)
Reminds me of Batman!
-Allen
What a wonderful theme song, I love it. Thanks for posting the lyrics, they're so true.
We also enjoyed the podcast from last night.
Durham houses are not dominoes...love that line...love the song!
Sawteeth is working on a love song for Durham based on the t-shirt/bumper sticker "Durham Love Yourself"....
Long live Durham's houses!
Ruth
@PreservationNC.org Statewide News Roundup
"Endangered Durham" Rocks
July 30, 2008
Endangered Durham (7/26/2008)
"With its own theme song, in fact, by the band Beloved Binge. If you're unfamiliar with this amazing blog, devoted to the documentation and preservation of the Bull City, do check it out."
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Keep up the terrific work!
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