Nina Simone - "Mississippi Goddam"
The stage is set with tents. A safe space for women. A First-Aid tent. A kitchen tent. A lending library. A logistics tent. Some tents need to be transparent. They extend into the audience. The seats that are under tents still must be sold. Christmas lights. A church tower to the side. A meeting place in the middle. A cloudy drizzle, constantly falling. Low, tepid drumming. Scattered painted bristol board. A dancer, with a whispy waistband, prances by holding a piece of cardboard.
A thick man wearing thick layers (long underwear, cotton pants and shirt, keffiyeh, toque, hoodie, spats, Sorels, Chucks, silk suit, track suit, jumpsuit, parka) comes center stage, points finger forward, asks audience why they fuck they are there.
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Posted by Dan at November 25, 2011 7:17 PMThis song is awesome.
Posted by Sean at November 28, 2011 10:21 PMoh! mississippi goddam! I once listened to this song on loop for about 5 hours (and rearranged my room. Sean, where you home that day?).
Now that I think of it, it was on the day before we went to Romolos that time.
Posted by Maryam at November 30, 2011 9:48 PM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
