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March of Progress

from Eight Misbehavin' by Up in the Air

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A concise retelling of the Industrial Revolution put to a "Gilligan's Island" kind of melody line. Get the hell out of the way..........

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The March of Progress

Twas back in the 18th century when the country was still young
Whitney with his cotton gin never dreamed what he had done
An automated miracle to replace the work of man
You can't compete with a cold machine, that was how it all began
Then the factories they grew like trees in every citie's heart
An industry for you and me that would tear our world apart
Technology to set us free and always save the day
The march of progress still goes on, get the hell out of the way

The revolution swept the land and it changed the human race
The automated motor car carried us from place to place
Assembly lines in these changing times, and machines for this and that
And the money flowed everywhere you'd go as America grew fat
Then the factories they grew like trees in every citie's heart
An industry for you and me that would tear our world apart
Technology to set us free and always save the day
The march of progress still goes on, get the hell out of the way

In the name of world development we just keep pressin' on
A televised society that wonders what went wrong
Now we consume more than we produce as we drown our dream with booze
We're all hostages to our war machine that protects what we're scared to lose
Then the factories they die like trees in every citie's heart
An industry for you and me that would tear our world apart
Technology to set us free and always save the day
The march of progress still goes on, get the hell out of the way

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from Eight Misbehavin', track released May 1, 2004
written by John Beccia
lead vocal -Bobbie Smith
recorder- Larry Hoffmann

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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