Roni Wiedeman
&
Velvet Starlings
From ANDRAS JONES: Meet RONI WIEDEMAN, the bass-wielding, keyboard tickling, backing vocalist in VELVET STARLINGS. Stoic as all get out, Roni asks a question that syncs pretty sweetly with today’s randomly chosen Pop Oracle song from the R8B app performed by CHRIS SAND who, like Velvet Starlings, is currently on tour. Doing the real thing in the hurricane eye of this virtual maze or, shall we say, grid?
POP ORACLE Song of The Day (June 7, 2019): CHRIS “SANDMAN” SAND “Friendster Testimonial”
Sold Down The River
We’ve been waiting such a long time at the station
Went through every kind of trial and tribulation
We’ve been cold
We’ve been sold
We’ve been searching for a diamond in a coal mine
We’ve been praying for a single ray of sunshine
We’ve been cold
We’ve been sold
We’ve been sold down the river
We’ve been sold to the highest bidder
Our hearts of gold went to the sinner
We’ve been sold down the river
Well, it was easy to pull the wool over your blind eyes
Trade that pharmacy of pills for peace of your mind
Don’t get sold
They’re fools gold
Oh no
We’ve been sold down the river
We’ve been sold to the highest bidder
With hearts of gold told we were sinners
Taken all from the givers
Won’t be sold
No, we won’t be sold
We’ve been sold for pennies on the dollar
When they promised us a new tomorrow
lt’s a tragedy, a degradation
For us all
And if some peace and love could rain down on you
And if some peace and love could rain down on us all
On us all
Won’t be sold down the river
Won’t be sold to the highest bidder
lt’s hate and gold that makes the sinner
Taken all from the givers
won’t be sold down the river
Won’t be sold to the highest bidder
lt’s hate and gold that makes the sinners
Don’t take all from the givers
Won’t be sold
We won’t be sold
Got a blanket and some change to keep your soul high
‘Cause when that karma comes around to set the score right
Here’s a blanket and some change to keep your soul high
‘Cause when that karma comes around to set the score right
‘Cause when that karma comes around to set the score right
So keep your soul high, gotta keep your soul high
Gonna set the score right…
