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Letter to the Los Angeleans [BEFORE]

from Emergency Songs by Monk Turner + Fascinoma

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This is a letter
to the Los Angeleans
with trepidation I write this song
I have lived among you many years and never before
have I felt so compelled

But my heart
trembles for our future
I come to you now as friend
and sister

Blessed with talents you've brought joy to many
but now it's time to preempt despair

October 17th or any day
there may be a massive earthquake
that will throw our lives into a crisis
We've seen Haiti but haven't witnessed
friends and family buried, hurt or thirsty

Privilege has made us blind
may we open our eyes

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from Emergency Songs, track released March 1, 2011
Words and Music by B.A. Monk Turner and Alanna Lin
Recorded Live at LADWP (Little Tokyo, CA USA) with Chad Bloom
Vocals: Alanna Lin and The Emergency Choir
The Emergency Choir: Louis Allen, Llowelyn Grace Adefuin, Kate Angelis, Rachel Bar-Gadda, Chad Bloom, Rickie Wang, Casey Cole, Christine Gengaro, Alanna Lin, Kim Lazareck, Gregory Watanabe, Scott Okamoto, Brian Marquis, Anne Masuda, Stephanie Sabo, Oscar Schedin, Monk Turner, and Gary Yao.

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Monk Turner Los Angeles, California

Over the last two decades, multi-instrumentalist Monk Turner has written and produced over 30 genre-defying concept albums. He’s been called “both daring and melodically gifted” by Music Connection Magazine for his unique approach to songwriting that takes influence from artists such as Elvis Costello, The Beatles, and They Might Be Giants. ... more

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