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To Our Warriors

Poem written and performed by Sue Napolitano.   To Our Warriors We have our warriors battling with society and disease. We carry our scars on our bodies and in our hearts. The deepest hurts are when we turn the knives of the oppressor against each other. We lose too many of our warriors too soon. With too many years unlived, too many battles unwon. And yet each one's fight Moves us all...

Incredible Shrinkin’ Man

Song written and performed by Ian Stanton.   Incredible Shrinkin’ Man Panic in the bedroom, panic on the stairs, that's not day by day. Where does it all begin, Why should I care? Do you ever dream of yesterday? Small knives cut deeper sometimes than any sword or spear, Mind screams for somewhere else, but your body's chained, your body's chained your body’s chained to...

Rules & Boundaries

Song written and performed by Clair Lewis now Mx Dennis Queen.   Rules & Boundaries your rules and boundaries are inaccessible to me I will try my best, but it's hard to do what I don't 'get' it just makes no sense to me just makes no sense to me all it's achieved is worry in me. it's really so much easier when you're including me til you brought them...

Those Who Came Before

Song written and performed by Leigh Sterling.   Those Who Came Before Put your cards on the table Put a tiger in your eyes Put a fire in your belly Burn your disguise. You got an army at your shoulder You got a book upon the shelf You got a wall that stands between you An’ yourself. Here’s to those who scaled that wall before us, Here’s to those...

Rowdy Proud

Song written and performed by The Tokens.   Rowdy Proud Shooby dooby dooby doo bop bop du shooby dooby, Shooby dooby dooby doo bop bop shoo dyke, Baa baa, shoo bop doo lesi lesi, baa baa, shoo bop doo dyke. Disabled dykes come in all shapes and sizes we’re everywhere, we’ve always been around. Rowdy proud disabled dykes are coming out. Creeping out of all the institutions, crashing...

Rights Not Charity

Song written and performed by The Fugertivs.   Rights Not Charity Are you ready Steve? A, a. Andy? a, a, a. Nick? a, aa? Alright then, let’s gooooo! 1, 2, 3, 4. You rattle your tin to make money for me, and every November you’re on the TV havin’ fun while your voice oozes sinserity While you pleed to viewers to give generously But we want rights not charity. We want rights,...

Light The Fire

Song written by Brian Hilton.   Light The Fire It’s not enough if they just let us be We’ve got to take some liberties We’ve got to raise our voices for equality It isn’t easy and it’s taking some time Sacrifices are made right down the line But our pain can be soothed away by equality And it’s hard to fight if you’re all alone But through...

Ballad Of Josie Evans

Song written and performed by Johnny Crescendo.   Ballad Of Josie Evans Josie was a wheelchair user spent 11 years inside A short stay institution where she was banged up without trial 11 years the white coats met and talked and analyzed Dispensed the drugs politely until one day Josie died Not me said the social worker I was Josie's friend She was our best...

Plastic Spastic

Song written and performed by The Tokens.   Plastic Spastic Plastic spastics on the street angel faces look so sweet. An image of passivity it’s all for charity. I’ve always known there’ll come a day patronage will cease, then we’ll get some peace, and that we will find a way to smash those images down. Only one way to succeed, we must bite the hands that feed, and never more be...

Takin’ Liberties

Song written and performed by Ian Stanton.   Takin’ Liberties Some people call me a rebel, Some people call me a red, One time I'd lie awake and worry Just exactly what it was I'd said. I may be older, I may be wiser, but these days I sleep peaceful in my bed Because I'm takin' liberties, takin' liberties, taking liberties with me. Yes, I'm takin' liberties,...

On Being Special

Poem written and performed by Sue Napolitano.   On Being Special We cannot afford To admit To being special. For us the word Has been loaded with chains, Has been made into a prison Or zoo Where voyeurs peer through The bars At our antics To be special is to be gawped at With horror and glee As we show purple buttocks And have peanuts Poked at us. To be "special" Is to be aware Moment by aching...

Come Here

Song written and performed by Clair Lewis (now Mx Dennis Queen).   Come Here Come here, come and see, Come and feel, come and be. Come and hear, come and see Come and do, come with me. gotta little story to tell you. just some stories about me, about you. got some questions about what to do. and a few ideas you can use. From our people fighting on the fringe, banging doors shouting “let...

Yard Stick

Song written and performed by Leigh Sterling.   Yard Stick I don't accept you as the yardstick of my life You cannot speak for me and decide what's wrong or right I'm the only one who can tell you what I need So go and find another little job And another little life to bleed. You say you're sorry but the money isn't there Then waste...

Poster Child

Song written by Brian Hilton, performed by Brian Hilton, Leigh Sterling and Mat Frazer.   Poster Child (Talking at start.. Brian: It was me, I went to the wrong chord I think.. sorry boys. Mat: It's OK. Phil: It's OK Brian... like.. I have got CP don't you know.. Mat (pretends to be surprised): Have you? (everyone laughs) (guitar strums...