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New Katrina-Relief Rap Song Slams "Race Card", "Thugs", "Lootin'", "Media"
Me ^ | 9/9/05 | Skillbill (a/k/a Alexis Dean), Adam Taxin

Posted on 09/09/2005 7:27:54 AM PDT by Greg Luzinski

First of all, the lyrics say it all:

"Blue Monday"

written and arranged by Alexis Dean pka Skillbill

copyright 2005

Chorus:

Blue Monday

I can’t stand the rain

It’s a shame it came

I can’t imagine your pain

Blue Monday

Things will never be the same

But some way we got to maintain

Blue Monday

1st verse

A tragedy that we don’t understand

let’s help our fellow man

you see them reaching out their hands

who saw it coming

"damn"

I never saw it coming

"slam"

but we’re all Americans

Katrina got my country looking like a foreign land

I heed the call, I see the writing on the wall

I wish I had a million dollars for each and everyone of y’all

these people are dying endlessly

and it’s killing me

we need love that’s unconditional

the situation’s critical

to the people, no more lootin’

to the thugs, no more shootin’

so much pain from the hurricane that it’s insane

the obituaries don’t need another name

plus what you got to gain from the next man’s pain

Republican or Democrat, for real where’s the love at?

that’s an epiphany

love is the strategy

we’re dealing with the agony

America, look around

I know you won’t let me down

[Chorus]

2nd verse

Folks doin’ their very best I applaud

that you got involved

it’s not a mess, this is life and death

society is scared, it ain’t about a race card

Lord said love everybody, and God I’m trying hard

I want to show the people somebody cares

from the infants to the old ones wit gray hairs

that’s my two cents about this predicament

I kick it til’ I tear a ligament

until the whole world is digging it

you see the people livin’ it

so, to the media, please, don’t call them refugees

just get the cheese to the evacuees

yo, I take the proceeds from project

and proceed to proceed to the people in need

I got a shoulder for the people that grieve

those who scratch them off like fleas

and ignore their pleas

cuts like a knife at my heart

and it makes my soul bleed

yeah it makes my soul bleed

[Chorus]

3rd verse

Y’all knew about Mardi Gras and French Quarters

now you know about the fathers, mothers, sons and daughters

this valley of tears won’t dry for many years

don’t believe me look at TV

watch your stomach get queasy

I donate every last line from this rhyme

and the creativity that’s in my mind

just to bring some sunshine

put yourself in a dome and say goodbye to your home

how would you feel? just tell the truth and keep it real

let’s not play the blame game and name names

let’s just help the people in pain, to try to maintain

my mind still runnin’

my mind still runnin’

my mind still runnin’

you got my heart strings pullin’

the tears keep comin’

[Chorus]

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Adam Taxin

(917)846-0289

adamtaxin@gmail.com

www.givebrotherlylove.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

From press release:

WEST PHILADELPHIA HIP-HOP ARTIST "SKILLBILL" (a/k/a "BIRDHEADZ", ALEXIS DEAN) RECORDS "BLUE MONDAY" SINGLE TO BENEFIT VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA

PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 7, 2005 - West Philadelphia hip-hop recording artist Skillbill (a/k/a "Birdheadz", Alexis Dean) has recorded the song "Blue Monday," inspired by Hurricane Katrina, its aftermath and its victims.

The song's tone could be characterized as sober, even mournful. However, the lyrics emphasize the need for a positive outlook, even in the midst of such a tragic situation. The refrain is "Blue Monday/ I can't stand the rain/ It's a shame it came/ I can't imagine your pain/ Blue Monday/ Things'll never be the same/ But some way we gotta maintain."

The song was co-written by, was produced by and features guitar work by DaRulah (a/k/a Whey Cooler of Pretty Poison [“Catch Me I’m Falling”]). The song was recorded at DaStudio Recording Complex in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Skillbill is perhaps best known in the region for various songs related to his ultrafanaticism for the Philadelphia Eagles, e.g. "Letz Go T.O." (featured on the terrellowens.com home page), "Flyin' Wit Da Birdz", "Donnie Mac" and "Wonzup." For quotes and for more biographical information, please see www.birdheadz.com or contact Skillbill directly at olhead@comcast.net .

The song's title makes reference to the day on which Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The additional meaning of the title is a tribute to legendary New Orleans musician Fats Domino, who is sampled in the song; Domino was missing for several days following the hurricane, although he has since been found.

The majority of proceeds from online MP3 and CD sales of the song will go to the new organization Brotherly Love for New Orleans. The organization's "perhaps-arbitrary intention" is for funds to go toward helping residents and former residents of St. Bernard Parish (the home of Eagles safety Quintin Mikell) rebuild their lives and toward assisting victims of the hurricane who relocate permanently to the Philadelphia area. Brotherly Love for New Orleans was founded by, among others: Skillbill, Blank Rome litigation attorney Adam Taxin, former Eagles starting fullback Cecil Martin, Coriendo CEO Peter McGrath, Old Original Bookbinder's president John Taxin, Charming Shops Marketing Director Amy Vogt, onecrazyfan.com founder Michael Young and former Eagles linebacker and KYW/WIP personality Garry Cobb. For more on the organization, please go to www.givebrotherlylove.org . (The song is expected to become available for purchase at the website by the end of this week.)

A preview version of the song is available at the onecrazyfan.com homepage. The full version of the MP3 is available upon request by members of the media, as are the song's lyrics.


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KEYWORDS: benefit; charity; givebrotherlyloveorg; hiphop; hurricane; kanyewest; katrina; neworleans; pennsylvania; philadelphia; rap

1 posted on 09/09/2005 7:27:58 AM PDT by Greg Luzinski
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To: Greg Luzinski

here's the artist's website:

www.birdheadz.com


2 posted on 09/09/2005 7:31:33 AM PDT by Greg Luzinski
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To: Greg Luzinski
I never saw it coming...

Uh, hello? I bought cheap gas on Saturday morning, because I saw it coming, and I live 2,500 miles away. What a maroon.

3 posted on 09/09/2005 7:32:23 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: Greg Luzinski

You can't honestly believe this warranted breaking news, can you?


4 posted on 09/09/2005 7:32:38 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator
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To: Greg Luzinski; mhking
Well how about that- a rational, caring show-biz guy.. Good for him!
5 posted on 09/09/2005 7:33:17 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve..)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

That kind of message in a rap song in this Kanye era? Maybe we can agree to disagree ... (but perhaps you have a point)


6 posted on 09/09/2005 7:34:58 AM PDT by Greg Luzinski
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To: Greg Luzinski

I type in www.birdbrain.com and got to his website.


7 posted on 09/09/2005 7:42:51 AM PDT by hflynn ( Soros wouldn't make any sense even if he spelled his name backwards)
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To: hflynn

type = typed


8 posted on 09/09/2005 7:43:36 AM PDT by hflynn ( Soros wouldn't make any sense even if he spelled his name backwards)
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To: Greg Luzinski

After hearing lyrics to most rap songs, it is refreshing to see that someone can make a record without talking about killing cops and slapping their....er....female dogs. I also don't see too many other rap artists out there helping. Thanks for posting.


9 posted on 09/09/2005 10:01:05 AM PDT by old and cranky (You! Out Of The Gene Pool - Now!)
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To: Greg Luzinski
WEST PHILADELPHIA HIP-HOP ARTIST "SKILLBILL" (a/k/a "BIRDHEADZ", ALEXIS DEAN)

Who? Never heard of him.
10 posted on 09/09/2005 11:03:35 AM PDT by BJClinton (+ /_\)
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To: BJClinton

He has not hit the big-time yet, although he is quite popular among hardcore Philadelphia Eagles fans.

see www.birdheadz.com or (choose high-speed introduction) www.terrellowens.com


11 posted on 09/09/2005 12:48:53 PM PDT by Greg Luzinski
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To: old and cranky

Feel free to call your local stations and ask them why not yet playing it ?!?!


12 posted on 09/09/2005 12:49:39 PM PDT by Greg Luzinski
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To: Greg Luzinski
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/12690196.htm

Song for relief

Phillies pitcher Brett Myers has lent guitar work to a song written to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief.

It's called "Blue Monday" and it's written by Skillbill (Alexis Dean) and DaRulah (Whey Cooler), the two guys who front the Birdheadz, the Eagles appreciation band that got media play during the Super Bowl run.

Proceeds from the song's sale will go to a new group, Brotherly Love for New Orleans, whose backers include Blank Rome lawyer Adam Taxin and former Eagle Cecil Martin. To hear a clip of the song, go to www.givebrotherlylove.org. The song is $4.99 for an MP3 version, $7.99 for CD, through the Web site.

13 posted on 09/20/2005 8:02:41 AM PDT by Greg Luzinski
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