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Take No Orders!

by Your Local Pirates

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1.
Beat The Borders 02:58
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Who is telling us where to go and where to stay and who says NO to questions asked, permits applied for Who declared the immigrants war? Who is standing in our way and who is law and who is paid for stamps to give, entrance denied to those that tried to make it up here Who makes money and has a say in who gets locked up, has to pay for being here or being there and either way nowhere is safe, – Let’s Refr: Take no orders Let’s beat the borders Let’s cross the lines Let’s ignore the signs Who’s responsible, who is rich and who is pulling strings, and which politicians do not lie or cry them crocodile tears when you die? All they ever do is take Turning people into slaves, turning slavery into profit Turning profit into property Into poverty for you and for me There is no reason to obey Living lives that lead to the grave Let’s be standing in the way, Make a difference, start today – Let’s Refr. Take no orders Let’s beat the borders Let’s cross the lines Let’s ignore the signs Let’s beat beat beat the borders!
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Out On The Streets 03:08
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Out on the street they’re throwing bricks – at cops And journalists are all over the place – just to do their jobs Reporting about the so called violence – filming all the faces And they ignore the cops are beating – there will be no traces Refr. The news won’t tell you – who started the fight But they’ll decide who set alight the police station that burned down in the middle of the night Out on the street there always will be – more revolt by kids that are sick and tired – of the racist chokehold Now who is criminal – who had justice on their side? Now what is the story – to once again be told? Refr. The news won’t tell you – who started the fight But they’ll decide who set alight the police station that burned down in the middle of the night Out on the street the cops carry weapons – to shoot you in the back And when you take to the streets – your boss gives you the sack ‘cause in the news it says – you’re a rioter and a looter and those supporters oh so righteous – they say goodbye and pack Refr. Now that the state is burning, all the backs are turning Now that the state is burning, all the backs are turning Now here is a lesson to learn – some will tell you to turn the other cheek But there is nothing to be earned – from pacifism so meek The best defense is to attack – the state and it’s soldiers Solidarity .. means more than just to speak Refr. The news won’t tell you – who started the fight But they’ll decide who set alight the police station that burned down in the middle of the night But still the state is burning The tables will be turning
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One Day 04:09
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Behind every door, there’s a dream and if there is not, there’s a scream Both they are quiet behind every door in every prison on every floor Behind every door, there’s a dream A whisper or cry, they’re not what they seem Both they are waiting but who knows what for in every cell a day once more refr: One day, one day, the dreams will be set free Away, away – away from lock and key But today, today, the dreams can only flee Away, away, way… Behind every door, there is hope and if there is not, there is dope They both set the mind free, asking for more in every prison on every floor Behind every door, there is hope banging the walls, how else can you cope If you hear laughter, you know what it’s for to get through the day, the hours once more refr. Behind every door. there’s a way and if there is not, you might forever stay It is worth the fight or else you just score In every prison on every floor Behind every door, there’s a way breaking through time – away every day The greatest escape is in your mind once more Out of that cell and right through the door refr.
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No More 03:04
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Miss cell number 27 – she is leaving She’ll be walking through the gate She’s never coming back, she says And she can hardly wait She’s done with prison time, she says Someone else will take her place Hugs all around and wish you wells I see her smiling face – and she says refr. No more, no more For my children, no more I’m going back home to my children once more All that she has, Miss cell number 27 She put in a blue plastic bag She’s taking her name from the door and she’s going down the stairs (one last time!) Goodbye time spent in isolation She’s bidding the guards farewell Hello laughter, goodbye aggravation She’s got so much stories to tell Refr.
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All Cops Are Bigots 02:49
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They’re putting on their uniform And they’re so proud of it They’re big shots in their uniform But they are full of shit They’re so happy in their uniform The law is on their side They are judges in their uniform They’re always in the right That’s why o why they are allowed to kill That’s why o why to kill they always will They’re putting on their badges You better not be black They may shoot you, wearing badges They will have each others’ back They are licensed by their badges to tell you to obey They are turned on by their badges They’re gonna make you pay All cops are bigots You’re guilty just because All cops are bigots You’re guilty just because They’re putting on their riot gear You better not protest They’ve got orders and their riot gear They’re going to make an arrest They’re marching about in riot gear They’re doing as they’re told They’ve got batons and their riot gear They will beat you ‘till you fold That’s why o why they are allowed to kill That’s why o why to kill they always will All cops are bigots You’re guilty just because All cops are bigots You’re guilty just because All cops are bigots ACAB
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Wapentuig Stuk 02:46
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Wie maakt er nu wapens om niet mee te spelen Vrede kost geld, vrede kost geld Wie slaagt er het best in het volk te verdelen in volgzame massa’s voor oorlogsgeweld Wie levert de olie om tanks te besturen De macht van de staat, de macht van de staat Wie levert het geld om soldaten te huren Kapitalisten met oorlogsmandaat Refr: Wie slaat de handen ineen op straat Wie slaat het wapentuig mee stuk Wie weigert te vechten voor de staat Wie weigert het bloedgeld, verlost ons van ‘t juk Wie strooit er nu gif, wie stuurt er raketten De ene terrorist, de andere terrorist Wie heeft er het recht om de grond te besmetten die veilig zit en zijn doel niet mist Wie gooit er bommen, wie martelt en moordt De ene dictatuur, de andere dictatuur Wiens leugens worden er verspreid en gehoord Ze zetten je allemaal tegen de muur
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Stop Killing Our Trees 03:30
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These trees stand tall in the wind They stood every storm, every winter But people are making them fall Their roots have held on to the ground at all times like fingers grasping for the last of straws Their branches so strong ‘till the end refr. Falling and fighting – screams Stop the machines! Stop killing our trees These trees are calling in vain They heard every saw, every timber The loggers are cutting them all Their boots and the wood and the burning of souls Their footsteps so loud and their voices like claws Still do the trees stand tall ‘till the end refr. Falling and fighting – screams Stop the machines! Stop killing our trees
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Waar Zijn De Mensen 03:42
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Landschap doorklieft door brede wegen Blokkendozen in de polder Reclamezuilen aan de horizon Je komt hier geen rustplaats meer tegen Reken maar uit per vierkante meter : Waar is de ruimte gebleven? Refr. En waar zijn de mensen, waar zijn de mensen Die in bomen klimmen, machines saboteren? Waar zijn de mensen, waar zijn de mensen Waar zijn de mensen die het tij zullen keren! Ze torenen hoog, de kantoorkolossen Weiland bezet door megastal Bomen wijken voor nog meer asfalt Hekken omheinen wat rest van de bossen Reken maar uit per vierkante meter: Waar zijn de vogels gebleven? Refr. Overal klinken de zware motoren De industrie draait dag en nacht door Hun felle licht doet sterren verbleken En de uil is hier niet meer te horen Reken maar uit per vierkante meter: Waar is de stilte gebleven?
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Women Of The Revolution 03:35
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Standing in the front-line When you lose, they take you You find yourselves beat up Or otherwise they rape you Standing in the front-line No needs to awake you Stronger, you women, than those men For sure they will not break you refr: Come on! You women of the world Come on! You know what you are worth Women! You are the revolution Women! You are the solution Standing in the front-line Where power tries to shape you You can’t escape the soldiers They’re trying to erase you Standing in the front-line The better do not chase you Longer you women can continue To fight and win, to break through! Refr.: Come on! You women of the world Come on! You know what you are worth Women! You are the revolution Women! You are the solution
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Rainbow Colors 03:12
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Fascists, they are so afraid That they’re gonna be replaced the world in changing in their face Still they think they’re a better race Fascists, they are so afraid that they never will get laid That’s why women need to be raped For their white ass to be fucking saved refr. White as sheet they’re so easy to beat Rainbow colors their defeat! 2x Fascists, they can only hate ’cause they are so pale and straight Got no fun in their police state Looking fearful at the gate Fascist, they can only hate think they never will get paid Strangers take their jobs – but wait! Don’t they need them to be their slaves? refr. White as sheet they’re so easy to beat Rainbow colors their defeat! 2x Fascists, they think they are great They always try to compensate ’cause they’re afraid to deviate from blut und boden – out of date Fascists, conspiracy theorists think they have superior wits Still they cannot begin to tell from which end their body shits Fascists, they think they are great Loss of culture is their fate Crying over an empty plate No more blackface – hey hey hey! refr.
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Shopaholic 03:20
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refr.: Do you really wanna be a shopaholic? Shopping for more, shopping for more Do you really wanna be a shopaholic? Do we always have to score? Gotta buy the latest smartphone Gotta buy that brand new car Gotta buy the biggest drone Buy them now – they come from far Let’s all have these children slaving working in the mines, working in the mines Let’s all have these children slaving working in the mines refr. Gotta get those cheap ass clothes Let’s not care about what we pay Wear it twice and out it goes Slavery is here to stay Let’s all have poor people working sewing in the sweat shops, sewing in the sweat shops Let’s all have poor people working sewing in the sweat shops refr. Let’s make waste and throw it all away Plastics, batteries, whatever we use All of it exported today We’ve got nothing to lose – Let kids clean it up on a garbage belt Slaving every day, slaving every day – Let kids clean it up on a garbage belt Slaving every day refr.
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Those Thieves 03:42
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All that is left is a pile of rubble Where once we slept in our bed Now the rent we pay has been doubled All the time we are in the red Where have all the neighbors gone When the bulldozers came at our door and when the landlords’ job is done No more housing for the poor refr. Sending debt collectors at our front door Cops at our front door Can’t afford a home no more Gotta fight those thieves once more Homelessness is on the rise They tell us immigrants are to blame But they are only paying another price scapegoats for the capitalist frame Now there’s high rise condo’s for the rich And office buildings to look down on us Divide and concur is their pitch As they force upon us more budget cuts refr. Sending debt collectors at our front door Cops at our front door Can’t afford a home no more Gotta fight those thieves once more
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Het Virus Van De Hebzucht 04:15
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Als de crisis weer voorbij is liggen er lijken in het kamp ‘t Is niet dat ze zijn vergeten – Ze werden verklaard tot ramp Als besmetting en racisme elkaar in de armen sluiten Dan zijn het zij die vluchtten, die sluit de staat snel buiten refr: Geef de armen maar de schuld Voor het virus van de hebzucht Geef de rijken maar weer geld Voor ‘t vergiftigen van de lucht Als de crisis weer voorbij is – Er op schouders wordt geklopt Als de doden worden geteld – Dan worden ze snel verstopt Als je dakloos en ontheemd bent en je ziek de straat op gaat Dan zijn grenzen en deuren dicht voor ‘t gevaar dat je bestaat refr. Als de crisis weer voorbij is staat het leger aan de grens Want er is geïnvesteerd in ‘t veredelen van de mens Als de angst en als de haat zich weer eens tot de zwaksten richt in plaats van aan te wijzen wie die ramp heeft aangericht refr. Als de crisis weer voorbij is en de leiders van de landen de schandalen hebben begraven, dan ligt de vrijheid aan banden Als de waarheid en de doofpot elkaar opnieuw hebben gevonden Dan is ‘t wachten op een nieuwe pest en het snoeren van de monden refr.
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Don't You Worry 03:07
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Don’t you worry, it’s just the common flu Don’t you worry, it won’t happen to me or to you Don’t You Worry Don’t You Worry Don’t You Worry, it s just an ordinary cold Don’ t You Worry, nothing happens unless you’re sick and old Don’ t You Worry Don’ t You Worry Don’ t You Worry, the virus is far away Don’ t You Worry, it won’t come here anyway Don’ t You Worry Don’ t You Worry Don’ t You Worry, it is all in professional hands Don’ t You Worry, and listen to the governments Don’ t You Worry, there is no reason to test Don’ t You Worry, the authorities are doing their best Don’t you worry, there is no need to stay inside Don’ t You Worry, get together, enjoy your ride Don’t You Worry, just you go ahead Don’t You Worry, and help the virus spread Don’ t You Worry, Don’ t You Worry, Don’ t You Worry, Don’ t You Worry, Don’t you worry, when you’re dad is on the respirator Don’t you worry, when he dies a few days later Don’t you worry, when you follow him there It’s no big deal, an artificial scare Don’t you worry, it’s just the common flu Don’t you worry it won’t happen to me or to you Don’t You Worry Don’t You Worry
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A Risk To Your Health 02:07
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We’ll sell you our pills – We send you our bills You better have paid – Before it’s too late Better make up your will – You’re the next one we kill We really don’t care – You know, life isn’t fair refr. Capitalism, it’s a risk to your health Profit prevails, profit is wealth Pharmaceutical companies rule Keeping the lid on the cure We’ll treat you like pest – We’ll lay you to rest Doctors ‘nd pharmacies – Will make you apologies It is rich folk, my friend – That have plenty to spend The fittest survive – Yeah, you gotta earn your life refr. Insurers decide – Your claim is denied If you’re in poverty – There’s no need for pity Let the wretched die – Let the crippled cry Let’s get rid of the elderly – It’s so good for the economy! refr.
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Marseille 1720 04:31
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The year it was seventeen twenty A city at peace at the shore Buzzing with traders and merchants With artisans, workers and more The sea brought ships full of riches The traders they bought and they sold The council of regents decided The poor folks did as they were told The city was safe behind bridges and walls The people were feeling secure No threat from outside was allowed to come in No disease they had to endure The rules they were strict and forbidding The rules they were strictly enforced Outside a disaster was looming Inside, they prepared for the worst A ship was entering the harbour Full of riches prepared for the trade But the merchants and crew on board of the ship Were ordered to stay out and wait No one was allowed to enter the city until it was perfectly clear That not one of them was carrying the plague And the city had nothing to fear So the merchant ships sailors they waited While the city, it waited as well But the city’s own merchants were grumbling They wanted to buy and to sell The council of regents conceded The ship and its crew could come in The merchants were having the time of their life While death was about to begin The plague, it entered the city The plague did its work very well What once was a place of contentment Was quickly turned into hell In order for some to make money Protection was set cruelly aside After the story was over and done with Half of the city had died After the story was over and done with One hundred thousand had died
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How Vulnerable We Are 02:56
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So we think we can rule the universe In our world there is nothing to hurt us But we’re not like the cockroach, the tick or the bat Our skin is paper, we shiver and sweat So we think that the planet is ours to take We still think we are wise and we are wide awake But we’re not like the dolphin, nor elephant or cat We’ve got no sense at all of where we are at And we think that the water is ours to waste And we don’t think at all that for change there is haste But we’re not like the rhino, nor camel or cactus We do not stand a chance in a drought Refr. Just look at us, how vulnerable we are And yet we believe in our holy might Just hear us all as in fear we cry As we can’t say goodbye to our loved ones who die So we think that the heat is ours to make Still we don’t think that fire is our mistake But we’re not like the roots of the grasses and trees We don’t grow back – We are on our knees And we think that tornado’s and floods just befall us We still think we’ve got nothing to do with it all But we’re not like the clouds or the thunder and rain We are but weak – We are but vain And we think our destruction, pollution, consumption That we can keep it up but that’s just an assumption So because just as soon as some virus attacks us We can but hide and wait ‘till it wrecks us Refr. Just look at us, how vulnerable we are And yet we believe in our holy might Just hear us all as in fear we cry As we can’t say goodbye to our loved ones who die Just look at us, how vulnerable we are And yet we believe in our holy might Just hear us all as in fear we cry As we know it’s too late to ask ourselves why
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Slachthuizen Slopen 04:33
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De dood is hier de handelswaar De mens kent geen genade Dat speklapje op uw bord heeft gegild Tot het stierf in kokend water Massa executies vinden hier plaats Slachting op dagelijkse basis Het bloed stroomt hier de afvoer in of een dierenleven niks waard is refr. Hoor je de kreet van het varken? We moeten de slachthuizen slopen Hoor je de roep van de koeien? We moeten de slachthuizen slopen! Trucks, ze voeren de slachtoffers aan Opeengepakt een leven kort De worst van morgen kan amper nog staan Lood in de benen – Vort! Vort! Ze trekken en slaan, de mensenhanden Voor biefstuk of voor kippenpoot De lijken worden aan haken gehangen En weer stroomt er bloed in de goot Refr. Arbeiders werken aan de lopende band Messen scherpen voor een schamel loon Voor de baas zijn financieel gewin de martelfabriek zo gewoon De slager legt de bloeddorst klaar In de vitrine als smakelijk eten De geur van ontbinding rauw of gaar Verborgen achter niet willen weten Refr.
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Laat Ons Dromen 03:35
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‘t Is tijd om te stoppen met moeten Ik weiger nog langer uit bed op te staan voor nog meer armoedig geploeter, schuif niet meer het leven op ver lange baan Nee, ik zet niet langer mijn voeten op die weg die ‘t niet waard is te gaan, laat mijn tenen liever wroeten in de grond, ‘k trek geen schoenen meer aan refr: Ik wil dromen, de ogen geopend Ontwaken hier ver vandaan Laat ons dromen, de ogen geopend Het wagen om echt op te staan Vandaag is de dag dat ik me omdraai, met een vingerknip de klokken verzet, de wekkers met hun dwingend lawaai tot stilte verleid vanuit bed Deze morgen zingt een ommezwaai De merel het eerste couplet Dan in koor met de haan en de kraai en de roodborst met zijn falset refr: Ik wil dromen, de ogen geopend Ontwaken hier ver vandaan Laat ons dromen, de ogen geopend Het wagen om echt op te staan Nooit meer haast en nooit meer te laat De plicht op de wegen geweken waar de ijver met het asfalt vergaat, als klaver en weegbree het breken Laat ons spelen, als kinderen op straat Licht tegels, laat de aarde spreken Laat ons delen en strooien het zaad dat ontkiemt om het vuur aan te steken refr: Ik wil dromen, de ogen geopend Ontwaken hier ver vandaan Laat ons dromen, de ogen geopend Het wagen om echt op te staan
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Waar Blijven Ze 02:10
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Waar blijven ze met hun regels als niemand zich eraan houdt? Waar blijven ze met hun bevelen? De minister, die is fout Als ze zeggen dat je weg moet gaan Als ze zeggen dat je niet mag bestaan Als ze zeggen We willen je vergeten Als ze zeggen Dat ze beter weten Waar blijven ze met hun regels als niemand zich eraan houdt? Waar blijven ze met hun bevelen? De minister, die is fout Als wij zeggen dat zij weg moeten gaan Als wij zeggen dat wij blijven bestaan Als wij zeggen Wij willen hen vergeten Als wij zeggen Dat wij wel weten Waar blijven ze met hun regels als niemand zich eraan houdt? Waar blijven ze met hun bevelen? De minister, die is fout
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Money Doesn't Last 04:53
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Once there was a day when everything had stopped The world was never gonna be the same And all the people, everything they dropped They wondered who ever was to blame But the air was clean, a clear blue sky The people looked up in wonder and awe The birds were flying so freely by And children wondered what they saw refr. And now as all the wars are over and slaughterhouses belong to the past Now cages and prisons are just stories We know now that money doesn’t last Once there was a day that nature took control And all the people were fighting to survive Despair and greed had darkened their soul A lesson to be learned in loss of life But the water was cleaner than ever before The roads so quiet, the forests at peace And oil wasn’t worth a single dime nomore But it was no crisis for honey bees refr. Once there was a time when freedom was a dream And people were turned against eachother But differences, they are not what they seem No reason for hate but a love for wonder And armies and weapons came to a stand still As people took their fate in their own hands It was time for the rich to pay the bill and for people to take no more commands refr.
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Bonus track: Wat Niet Mag, Dat Kan Nog Steeds 03:31
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D Er staat een pandje leeg – De kou zit in de muren C D Net als in het geld van veel te hoge huren G D Er staat een pandje leeg – Beschimmeld en verweerd C D Daar is iets aan te doen – Je hebt het zo geleerd: Je neemt… REFR. A7 D G D Een koevoet en een hamer – En ter hoogte van het slot A7 G A7 D Tussen deur en deurpost – Breek je de sluiting zo kapot Er stond een pandje leeg – Nu slaap je niet meer op straat Je warmt je aan het vuur – van de strijd tegen de staat Er stond een pandje leeg – En zo zijn er nog veel meer Te kraak voor iedereen – Les 1 dus nog een keer: Je neemt… REFR. Een koevoet en een hamer – En ter hoogte van het slot Tussen deur en deurpost – Breek je de sluiting zo kapot Er staat nog een pand te kraak – De huisbaas is een dief De woningnood oplossen – Dat kunnen we zelf actief Er staat nog een pand te kraak! – Het mag niet van de wet Dus kraken we het samen – En houden het bezet: We nemen… REFR. Een koevoet en een hamer – En ter hoogte van het slot Tussen deur en deurpost – Breek je de sluiting zo kapot G D Want wat niet mag – Dat kan nog steeds! A7 G D Want wat niet mag – Dat kan nog steeds!

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Your Local Pirates is made up by Joke Kaviaar and Peter Storm
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released April 6, 2022

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Wouter,
2021/2022.
Copyleft artwork: Joke Kaviaar 2019

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Here we are: Joke Kaviaar and Peter Storm. Together, we are Your Local Pirates: a couple of singing rebels.

We sing and make music, acoustic songs with guitar and voice. You can find us at demonstrations, alternative festivals and wherever we get ourselves invited to make the atmosphere even more rebellious than the mood already is.

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