{"id":4779,"date":"2015-07-16T17:36:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T17:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2016-05-30T21:04:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T21:04:02","slug":"stop-the-rain-the-collaborators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/2015\/07\/16\/stop-the-rain-the-collaborators\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop The Rain &#8211; The Collaborators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_20150715_195057-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"346\" \/>In maart van dit jaar vroeg zangeres Petra de Winter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chabliz.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chabliz<\/a>) me of ik zin en tijd had om een koortje in te zingen, voor een nummer waar ze mee bezig was. Het ging om een samenwerkingsproject van Petra met Michiel Papenhove (ex-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwaremetalen.com\/nieuws\/150\/Gitarist-Michiel-verlaat-Within-Temptation.html\" target=\"_blank\">Within Temptation<\/a>, nu <a href=\"http:\/\/michett.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michett<\/a>), genaamd <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/collaborators\" target=\"_blank\">The Collaborators.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mijn antwoord was &#8216;ja&#8217;, en zo stond ik eind maart in een Zoetermeerse opnamestudio mijn partijen in te zingen, samen met Michiel.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Verder werkten o.a. <a href=\"http:\/\/karianne.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karianne Hylkema <\/a>(backing vocals, artwork) en Marcel van Ling (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosound.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">MoSound studio<\/a>, koor, tweede gitaar) mee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7FabtJdJHWQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Klik hier voor de volledige lijst met credits.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Het eindresultaat rockt, wat mij betreft, op sublieme wijze door, en verdient het om gehoord te worden. Niet alleen vanwege Petra&#8217;s oppermachtige vocalen, maar z\u00e9\u00e9r zeker ook vanwege de tekst.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Het thema van &#8216;Stop The Rain&#8217; is namelijk zeer actueel: het gaat over de gevolgen van het <a href=\"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/2015\/07\/16\/video-democratie-eu-is-dood-en-begraven-thisisacoup-thehague\/\" target=\"_blank\">neoliberale wurgbeleid van de troika tegen Griekenland,<\/a> gezien vanuit het <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/greek-austerity-may-be-an-economic-tale-but-children-are-the-human-cost-44799\" target=\"_blank\">perspectief van jongeren.<\/a> Petra nam, naast de vocalen, ook de lyrics en de video voor haar rekening.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Selectie_018.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  alignleft wp-image-4789\" src=\"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Selectie_018.png\" alt=\"In MoSound Zoetermeer - foto is screenshot uit filmpje van Petra de Winter\" width=\"75\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Ik ben, juist ook vanwege het thema, erg trots dat ik mijn deel heb mogen bijdragen aan dit nummer. Het vertegenwoordigt een geluid waar Europese politici doof en blind voor zijn, omdat ze niet namens mensen, maar namens <a href=\"https:\/\/hat4uk.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/17\/exclusive-how-belgian-anti-greece-hawk-verhofstadt-hid-his-financial-interest-in-greek-energy-privatisations\/\" target=\"_blank\">zichzelf,<\/a> graaiende<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalinfo.nl\/Achtergrond\/hoe-duitse-en-franse-banken-hielpen-om-griekenland-bankroet-te-krijgen\" target=\"_blank\"> banken <\/a>en <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcq.nl\/2015\/03\/30\/nederland-helpt-bedrijven-belastingen-in-griekenland-te-ontwijken\" target=\"_blank\">belastingontwijkende multinationals <\/a>functioneren. Een geluid dat in de meeste media niet aan bod komt, dankzij Thatcher&#8217;s &#8216;There Is No Alternative&#8217;-doctrine, en de neoliberale &#8216;blame the victim&#8217;-propaganda. Dus moet het, naast volksprotest, maar via cultuur en muziek.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Hieronder de Engelstalige beschrijving bij de video: waarvan ik hoop dat jullie hem zo vaak mogelijk delen!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Stop the Rain&#8221; is written in solidarity with the people in Greece. We&#8217;re not totally against the EU (-membership) , we just don&#8217;t know the best answers. But we know one thing : Europe and the IMF shouldn&#8217;t humiliate the people of Greece. The EU should help Greece out, we want a social Europe. What&#8217;s happening right now makes us feel ashamed. It&#8217;s the future of the youngsters which is at stake, and they can&#8217;t help it. Greece deserves a future.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Disclaimer: personally I AM totally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobinmag.com\/2015\/07\/tsipras-syriza-euro-austerity-debt\/\" target=\"_blank\">done with the EU<\/a> &#8211; J.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stop the Rain\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7FabtJdJHWQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Lyrics :<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Verse 1 :<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And it&#8217;s raining in Europe<\/em><br \/>\n<em> but not everywhere<\/em><br \/>\n<em> the youngsters are drenched<\/em><br \/>\n<em> but still their thirst is unquenched<\/em><br \/>\n<em> In Greece they are soaking<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Up north there&#8217;s some clear air<\/em><br \/>\n<em> gaining and gaining high and dry up there new money like water, but they refuse to share<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus1 :<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And stop the rain, stop the rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> For here I am to be seen<\/em><br \/>\n<em> here am I to be heard, hey<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Please stop the rain, ruthless rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We&#8217;re being drowned down here<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Verse 2:<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We had bright ideals but much talent was wasted<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Again there&#8217;s a brand new lost generation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Again we didn&#8217;t manage to give them their share<\/em><br \/>\n<em> we are falling short<\/em><br \/>\n<em> There was a magic word, a long time ago-o<\/em><br \/>\n<em> but nobody seems to use it, anymore, anymore<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus 2 :<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And stop the rain, stop the rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> For here I am to be seen<\/em><br \/>\n<em> here am I to be heard, hey<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Please stop the rain, ruthless rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We&#8217;re being drowned down here<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bridge : Rap :<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Now again we are the lost generation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Like thirty years ago \u2013 what a nagging frustration<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Don\u2019t blame it on the Greeks, they brought us culture<\/em><br \/>\n<em> It\u2019s the neoliberals that are sucking like vultures<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And those guys, they need to give us a break<\/em><br \/>\n<em> It\u2019s the future of our youngsters which is at stake<\/em><br \/>\n<em> So don\u2019t extort us, only tomorrow should count<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We were promised wealth, but it\u2019s poverty we\u2019ve found<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus 3 : Childrens choir :<\/em><br \/>\n<em> For here I am to be seen<\/em><br \/>\n<em> here am I to be heard, hey<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Please stop the rain, ruthless rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> We&#8217;re not the ones to blame<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus 4 : All :<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And stop the rain, stop the rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> For here I am to be seen<\/em><br \/>\n<em> here am I to be heard, hey<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Please stop the rain, this ruthless rain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> we&#8217;re being drowned down here<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The rain, the rain, the rain&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lyrics by Petra de Winter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aanvulling:<a href=\"http:\/\/blockupy.org\/en\/6158\/thisisacoup-oxi-on-every-wall-in-every-street\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Blockupy roept op tot een Europees OXI. <\/a>Nederlandse vertaling <a href=\"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/OXI_blockupy_vert_zonder_og.pdf\">hier (pdf)<\/a>, met dank aan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notmobydick\" target=\"_blank\">@notmobydick<\/a> op twitter.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In maart van dit jaar vroeg zangeres Petra de Winter (Chabliz) me of ik zin en tijd had om een koortje in te zingen, voor een nummer waar ze mee bezig was. 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