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    WE ARE MIGHTY is a tribute to the power and resilience of ordinary people in the face of hardship and struggle, and an affirmation of the possibility to turn tragedy into transformation.

    THE MIGHTY BAND:
    Fred Arcoleo - voice, acoustic guitar, charango, slide whistle
    Ritt Henn - upright bass, Sadowsky & Serek electric basses
    Rex Benincasa - drums & percussion
    Shanika Anderson - harmonies

    MIGHTY SPECIAL GUESTS:
    Daniel A. Weiss - Hammond organ on “Upside Down,”
    Estey organ & Una Corda on “In the Dark Times”
    Sneferu Boatwright & Carolyn Tacey - chanting on “Lead the Way, Save the Day”
    Washington Heights Neighbors - clanging pots on “Lead the Way, Save the Day”
    Sage Boatwright - giggling on “GO!”
    The Children of Morningside Park, Harlem - laughing & screaming on “GO!”

    Produced by Fred Arcoleo, RALLY FOLK! Records, NYC
    All songs by Fred Arcoleo/Rally Folk Music, NYC (ASCAP)
    © 2022 all rights shared
    Recorded at Mayday Studios, NYC
    Additional Recording at Mark Dann Recording, BangZoom Records, & The Crypt
    Engineered and mastered by Mark Dann; additional engineering by Rich Lamb
    Graphic Design by Fred Arcoleo
    Photography by Fred Arcoleo except where indicated
    CD Duplication: Oasis Disc Manufacturing


    CD includes full-color booklet with lyrics and complete musician credits


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(slow, smoldering R&B with a nod to Sam Cooke)

A blistering condemnation of a society whose priorities are upside down.

Featuring Shanika Anderson on harmony vocals & Daniel A. Weiss on Hammond organ.

lyrics

2. UPSIDE DOWN (4:36)

People cheer when the rover lands on Mars
like it was heaven sent
It looks so near but it’s so far
me down here with a year of unpaid rent

I’m trying to figure out how it got this way
everything’s out of place
That damn machine lands on its own two feet
while I am lost in space

It’s upside down
Mmmm…

So we’ve cleared the latest election
now the gangs are settlin’ scores
We best beware their false protection
they’re gearing up for the next war

Half the country sighs self-righteously
the other half grinds its teeth
And I’m left worried ‘bout all my friends
who still don’t have enough to eat

It’s upside down
Mmmm…

I want something to cheer about
that’s not millions of miles away
I’ve been working all my life
It’s about time I have my say

It’s upside down
Ooh, it’s upside down

The billionaires’ fortunes’ gone viral
Their stock market’s on a stampede
They don’t care if we’re in a downward spiral
as long as their profit’s guaranteed

The rich boys always taking all the credit
but one thing I know for sure
This whole system’s the real pandemic
and we got to find the cure

‘Cause it’s upside down
Oh, it’s upside down
It’s upside down

Sometimes I feel so tired
like I’m just singing to myself
But I know we’re running out of time
We got to get ourselves out of this hell

credits

from WE ARE MIGHTY: Sustenance for the Struggle, released July 1, 2022
voice, acoustic guitar – Fred Arcoleo
stand -up bass – Ritt Henn
drums – Rex Benincasa
Hammond organ – Daniel A. Weiss
harmonies – Shanika Anderson

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Sober, hard-hitting, and fiercely original, yet cradled in tenderness, FRED ARCOLEO’s award-winning RALLY FOLK! MUSIC invites audiences to confront the difficult truths of the current state of our world with composure, optimism, and determination: “We are the ones we are waiting for.”

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