I’ve got a one way ticket to Mars I hear they’ve got some really nice cars And all those shooting stars I’ve got a one way ticket to Mars I’ve got a one way ticket to the other side I told my baby and she cried and cried But it’s just foolish pride I’ve gotContinue reading “Mars”
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Matt Kennon’s Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc’s story is one of the most fascinating biographies in history. A girl, guided by the voices of angels, leads the armies of France to defeat the English. She is captured, convicted of heresy and burned alive by the same Catholic Church that would one day declare her a saint. Just asContinue reading “Matt Kennon’s Joan of Arc”
Demo: Now Is The Winter
Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by rock’n’roll – Matthew Kennon I’ve been reading Neil Young’s Waging Heavy Peace and, as is often the case with his art, feeling inspired. This is the first song I’ve written in a while. I wrote it last night. There’s something about a song that’sContinue reading “Demo: Now Is The Winter”
New York City
I wrote this song when I had only lived in New York City for a couple of years. I was already deeply in love with the place. I’ll be performing it this Friday, July 15 during my 8PM set at Exile Above 2A on the corner of 2nd Street and Avenue A in Manhattan. TheContinue reading “New York City”
Surrender
I wrote this song in the lead-up to the latest war in Iraq. It felt strange to me that rather than being exhorted to war with rally cries we were being lulled with assurances we would be greeted as liberators in a quick and easy war. Now that bigotry and moral cowardice are back inContinue reading “Surrender”
