Somewhere Else
Are you an American who wants to travel overseas but wants to avoid talking politics and the embarrassment of being attached to Trump and his policies? Then this is the song for you!
I wrote it back in 2017 and I’m re-upping it now because I’m feeling this times a million.
Here’s the lyric video I just made for it. Listen! Laugh! Cry! Sing along!
And here’s a karaoke version, so you can perform it at your school’s talent show! A local open mic! When you’re trying to filibuster fascist bills in the legislature!
And here’s the original official music video from 2017, directed by Victor Varnado and featuring backup dancers!
While I’m very sad this song is relevant again I am proud of the writing and arranging. I recorded the whole thing in my home studio and am particularly proud of the bass track. No timing tweaks! Just punched in where I needed to. It’s so upbeat and frenetic I jokingly referred to it as the “cocaine bass line,” picturing a Tom Jones style lounge band playing a casino in Vegas in the late 60s and chemical augmentation being the only explanation for how the bass part was created.
So take a moment to enjoy the music, and then we’ll get back out there to work to restore democracy.