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1Get Behind Me 2496 STREAM

from The '45' 45

September 9th, 2019
2 tracks
11:36
The '45' 45
The '45' 45
1Get Behind Me 2496 STREAM
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5:10
1Get Behind Me 2496 STREAM
Mark Westin
5:10

I’m not a “political” songwriter, whatever that is. I just look at the world around me and write what I see.

In July 2016, during the run-up to the Presidential election, what I saw came out as “Get Behind Me”, a campaign stump speech from a corrupt candidate.
In April 2017, in the first months of the new administration, “Better This Way” appeared, an imaginary chronology of a presidential campaign and its consequences, narrated by a high-level insider.

I thought of both songs as worst-case scenario fictions. But line by line I watched them come true. These are rockin’ tunes that stand up to repeated listens. I hope you enjoy them. Please share them if you do.

"The '45' 45" is a reference to both President #45 and the fact there are two songs here, just like you’d get on a 45 RPM single.

Credits

Mark Westin: Lead vocals, acoustic & electric rhythm & lead guitars
Kat Comperatore: Background vocals
Todd Giudice: Background vocal, guitars (Get Behind Me), drums (Better This Way)
Jay Nicholas: Bass guitar
Eric Starr: Drums (Get Behind Me)

Produced by Todd Giudice & Mark Westin
Recorded and Mixed by Todd Giudice at Roots Cellar Recording, Cold Spring, NY
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, Cornwall, NY