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Van Morrison has released the first of his anti-lockdown-themed songs. The single, titled “Born to Be Free,” features lyrics criticizing government response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Don’t need the government cramping my style / Give them an inch, they take a mile / Take you in with a phony smile / Wouldn’t you agree,” Morrison sings in an early verse, before launching into the song’s chorus: “The new normal is not normal / It’s no kind of normal at all / Everyone seemed to have amnesia just trying to remember the Berlin Wall.” Despite its contentious subject matter, the tune...

Van Morrison is releasing a series of protest songs opposing Great Britain's coronavirus lockdowns, saying "people should have the right to think for themselves." "I’m not telling people what to do or think, the government is doing a great job of that already," the 75-year-old Northern Irish singer said in a statement posted on his website on Friday. "It's about freedom of choice." The trio of songs, called "Born to be Free," "As I Walked Out" and "No More Lockdown," all "question the measures the government has put in place," an announcement about them said. "Morrison makes it clear in...

Van Morrison has described the British government as “fascist bullies disturbing our peace” in one of three new tracks he has written to protest against safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. On No More Lockdown, Morrison sings: “No more lockdown / No more government overreach / No more fascist bullies / Disturbing our peace … No more taking of our freedom / And our God-given rights / Pretending it’s for our safety / When it’s really to enslave …” The song also condemns “celebrities telling us what we’re supposed to feel”, although the 75-year-old Northern Irish songwriter denied...

Eric Clapton has said he will not perform at any venues that require attendees to show proof of vaccination. In response to the government announcement that vaccination passports will be required to access nightclubs and venues by the end of September, the musician has issued a statement saying he would not play “any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. “Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show.” Clapton shared the statement via the Telegram account of Italian architect and Covid sceptic Robin Monotti. It was accompanied by a...

“My hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks,” guitarist writes of reaction to vaccine. “I feared I would never play again” Eric Clapton detailed his “disastrous” health experience after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and blamed “the propaganda” for overstating the safety of the vaccine in a letter the guitarist shared with an architect/anti-lockdown activist. Clapton previously shared his thoughts on the Covid-19 shutdown when he appeared on Van Morrison’s anti-lockdown song “Stand and Deliver” in December 2020; two months later, in February, Clapton received his first of two AstraZeneca vaccinations, he...

Music legends Van Morrison and Eric Clapton have created a body of work that is memorable and meaningful to many people around the world over the decades, but Morrison has fallen out of favor with the left because he is concerned about the Pandemic restrictions upon the future of live music. Morrison has spoken out against the government sanction stay at home order: We were all meant to be in this together. Just because the government says something doesn't make it true. https://t.co/YAx5r10E4X — Van Morrison (@vanmorrison) November 24, 2020 And he uses his industry expertise to promote his message....

Legendary rock-and-roll guitarist and vocalist Eric Clapton is collaborating with Van Morrison on a song called “Stand and Deliver” that is critical of United Kingdom’s laughably stringent COVID lockdowns and their effects on live music. Predictably, liberals on Twitter are seething uncontrollably over the news. Clapton, the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, told Variety magazine that he chose to collaborate with Morrison on the song after finding the effect of lockdowns on musicians “deeply upsetting.” “We must stand up and be counted because we need to find a way out of this mess. The...

Clapton has announced he will not play to any audience where being vaccinated (‘discriminated’, as he puts it) is a requirement. This was a response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest policy, announced via his sinister Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi, whereby people will need vaccine passports to attend events like music gigs and club nights. He has stated: Following the PM’s announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021 I feel honour bound to make an announcement of my own: I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. Unless...

Eric Clapton and Van Morrison are among a number of rock stars who've loudly touted Covid-sceptic and anti-vaxx sentiments since the pandemic arrived. Here we ask: does rock have a Covid conspiracy problem Nothing riles a privileged multi-millionaire rock star like the threat of The Man clamping down on their freedom. Eric Clapton has announced that he will bravely take a stand against the UK government’s decision to implement a vaccine passport system for gigs and nightclubs by not playing any. “I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience,” proclaimed...

Eric Clapton was visibly intoxicated onstage at a concert in Birmingham on Aug. 5, 1976. But the message he spoke at the mike was clear. As he advocated his support for Enoch Powell, a controversial right-wing British politician well-known for his anti-immigration views, the guitarist took things even further, asking the audience if there were any foreigners present. “I don’t want you here, in the room or in my country,” Clapton said. “Listen to me, man! I think we should vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch’s our man. I think Enoch’s right, I think we should send them all back." His...

Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show.”.. Eric Clapton wants nothing to do with vaccine passports — and that includes at his own concerts. Responding to an announcement from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that anyone wanting to enter nightclubs or other crowded venues will have to show proof of COVID vaccination beginning in September, the legendary rock star issued a statement Wednesday. “Following the PM’s announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021, I feel honour bound to make an announcement of my own: I wish to say...

Eric Clapton has revealed that his polarizing views on the coronavirus pandemic have strained his personal relationships. “I’ve tried to reach out to fellow musicians,” the famed guitarist explained during an interview with YouTube channel Oracle Films. “I just don’t hear from them anymore. My phone doesn’t ring very often. I don’t get that many texts and emails any more. It’s quite noticeable.” Clapton vocally challenged the U.K.’s COVID-related lockdown laws, even going so far as to release a single alongside Van Morrison condemning his government’s actions.

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“My hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks.”Eric Clapton has described his experiences with the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying it had him worried if he would ever play guitar again. Clapton spoke of his experiences in a letter [via the Telegram messaging app] to Italian architect Robin Monotti, who shared it on Twitter on 12 May. In Clapton’s statement, he described “severe reactions” to the vaccine and blamed “propaganda” for overstating its safety. “I took the first jab of AZ [AstraZeneca] and straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days,” Clapton...

Monotti Protocol Producer Robin Monotti Graziadei today forwarded a message he received from singer Eric Clapton in which Clapton reports adverse reactions he suffered after submitting to the shot, regrets having undergone the procedure, and asks, “where have all the rebels gone?”

Eric Clapton, an English rock and blues guitarist, received the AstraZeneca jab earlier this year and now he wonders why he let himself be fooled into taking the jab without question. He looks out into England and the rest of the world and wonders what has happened with the Western rebellious, curious, and adventurous spirit if we have become so easily manipulated, even himself.“Where are the Rebels?” he rightfully asks, as he looks out into the world, and sees how most people are following the instructions of the institutions without question. He sees old and young, men and women obeying...

An ancient, meteorite, or achondrite, was discovered in the Sahara desert last year that has now been identified as chunk from a protoplanet that formed before Earth came into existence. The space rock, named EC 002, dates back 4.6 billion years and consists mostly of volcanic rock, leading experts to believe it came from the crust of a very early planet.... ...no asteroid shares the spectral features of EC 002, indicating that almost all of these bodies have disappeared, either because they went on to form the building blocks of larger bodies or planets or were simply destroyed.'

Day 314 Of The Dictatorship Of COVID-19, Day 314 Of America And The World Held Hostage The Joe Biden version of DC 19 ramping up... The Trump version of tyranny came before that the buck passed to Mike Pence (White House Task Force) who passed it to Deborah Birx on down to the governors and when the governors imposed the tyranny Donald Trump and the Republican-Conservative political machine "pinned the tail on the donkey" blaming Democrat governors for the restrictions and ignoring the Republican governors from Mike DeWine on who were tyrants... The suppression of free speech in full swing...

Rock music legends Van Morrison and Eric Clapton have teamed up for “Stand and Deliver,” a song that takes coronavirus lockdowns to task. “There are many of us who support Van and his endeavors to save live music; he is an inspiration,” Clapton said according to Variety. “We must stand up and be counted because we need to find a way out of this mess. The alternative is not worth thinking about. Live music might never recover.” Clapton also said that the end of live entertainment due to coronavirus lockdowns is “deeply upsetting.” Proceeds for the track — set to...