Two new songs for Gulfs campaign

Angie Starr (guitar) with Sue Winton (Banjo) from The Dudleys

Semaphore band The Dudleys will perform two new songs at the launch of the Save Our Gulfs Embassy at the Semaphore Information & Eco Centre in the Masonic Buildings on Semaphore Road at 11 am on Saturday July 31.

“The songs are written for, and speaking on behalf of the voiceless marine sea-life, who are at risk of increased high levels of salt & toxic chemicals that threaten to endanger sea life, their and our food chain around the Spencer and St Vincent Gulfs,” said the Dudleys’ Angie Starr.

First song: 

Lyrics by Angie (Starr) Psarombas and Kimberley  Mann)- copywright 2010 (to the tune of ‘Ticket to Ride’)

DESALINATION IS NOT OUR  SALVATION! 
 
Verse 1
I think I’m gonna be sad — I think it’s today — yeah
The sea water that we live in is threatening to change — beware
 
Chorus
Who’s gonna save our lives?
Desalination is not our salvation
Who’s gonna save our lives — But do you care?
 
Verse 2
Desalination sucks marine life — out of our gulfs — beware
Increased salt levels & brine-kills squid, fish eggs, whiting
It’s a crime —  death everywhere
 
Chorus
Who’s gonna save our gulfs?
Desalination is not our salvation
Who’s gonna save our gulfs — but do you care?
 
Bridge
C.E.O’s in boardrooms riding so high
They ought think right, they ought do right
Eat that humble pie
Putting profits before their people
They ought think right, they oughta do right
Listen loud to you & I
 
Verse 3
Multinational corporations-force us to pay- Beware
Double for our drinking water while reservoirs,
Overflow with rain (how stupid are they?)
 
Chorus
Desalination is not our salvation
Environmental damage is not he solution
Desalination is not our salvation
But do you care? Stand up if you care (x4)
 
Second song:
 
Lyrics by Stephen Darley – copywright 2010 (to the tune of ‘Smoke on the water’)

SALT IN THE WATER

We all came to Port Stanvac
On the Adelaide shoreline
To stop desalination 
We didn’t have too much time
Colin Pitman and the wetlands
Were still the best idea around
But some pollies with a bad plan
Two billion they found
Salt in the water, carbon in the sky, salt in the water

They burned up the money soon,
For no good reason I have found
And the River Murray is running out
BHP takes water from the ground
When the earth’s all over
We can’t find another place
Us human’s time may be running out
It seems we think we’re in a race
Salt in the water, carbon in the sky, salt in the water

We ended up at the parliament
It was empty cold and bare
But with all the people just outside
Making our loud voices there
With a few more shouts and a few less votes
We can make the  pollies sweat
No matter where we get with this
You know, I know we’ll never forget
Salt in the water, carbon in the sky, salt in the water