All three Marvin Tate's D-Settlement albums - Partly Cloudy, The Minstrel Show, American Icons - remastered in a 3xCD box set with a book featuring an oral history of the band.
Includes unlimited streaming of Marvin Tate's D-Settlement
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
Purchasable with gift card
$30USDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
All three Marvin Tate's D-Settlement albums - Partly Cloudy, The Minstrel Show, American Icons - remastered in a 4xLP box set with a book featuring an oral history of the band.
Includes unlimited streaming of Marvin Tate's D-Settlement
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
Purchasable with gift card
$75USDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
All three Marvin Tate's D-Settlement albums - Partly Cloudy, The Minstrel Show, American Icons - remastered in a 4xLP box set, on clear vinyl, with a book featuring an oral history of the band.
Includes unlimited streaming of Marvin Tate's D-Settlement
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
Purchasable with gift card
$85USDor more
lyrics
Sarah Good-Hanged-July 19, 1692, Owen Anderson-Lynched-November 8th, 1889, Shaka Sankofa-Lethal Injection-June 22, 2000 Year to year, month to month, day in day out It's the obsession that never ceases Never rests, never relents How do I kill thee? Let us count the ways Do I drop a tablet? A little alka-selzter with a lethal twist? Or maybe give that hot shot of arsenic? Taking the A-Train down the mainline to oblivion? And who can't wait to get their hands on that switch? Snap, crackle,pop, fried up the latest entree 'til it smelt like burnt toast. America has a love affair with the Hangman It's better than sex Oh baby, oh baby, oh baaaby The peak hits the moment we hear the snap of the neck The gurgle of the throat, the sight of that lifeless torso Swinging back and forth Back and forth in the cool summer breeze Fuck baseball, this is the national past time Complete with trademarks and single-minded striving To beat all countries in the lynch mob competition While some may be satisfied with the bronze or silver America, America, America wants nothing less than the gold America has a love affair with the hangman *America has a love affair with the hangman It's better than sex, oh baby, oh baby, oh baaaby* Ponchai Wilkerson-Lethal Injection-March 14 2000 Mary Connell-Lynched-October 4th, 1916 John Proctor-Hanged-August 19th 1692 It gets the best ratings, brings the most entertainment value Keeps us happy and content and barking like coyotes at the moon Die, die, die goes the never-ending chant, throw us out another piece of meat We're so damn hungry one may not be enough one may not satisfy All eyes watching the countdown like it was journey to the far reaches of an unknown galaxy And not just another quick trip to the morgue It's our religion and we worship with regularity, in god we trust but in death we rejoice In the name of justice, in the name of the sacred standards of society In the name of civilized behavior, kill one you're a menace, kill a dozen you're a psycho Kill a hundred you're a war hero, kill a hundred thousand and you're a world leader With the admiration of a nation and a place of honor at the head of any dinner table. America has a love affair with the hangman Girvies Davis-Letha Injection-May 17th, 1995 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg-Electric Chair-June 19th, 1953 Giles Corey-Died under torture-September 19th 1692 It's in our blood, in our history, in the air we breathe the food we eat The final solution to everything standing in the American way To everything that don't fit in, that don't obey, that don't beg at master's table Always remaining the ever so ungrateful slave, ‘til the voice is silenced Words removed, memory erased and body buried out back 'til the weeds and tall grass cover up, all evidence of the crime America has a love affair America has a love affair America has a love affair… With the hangman
D-Settlement were Chicago’s best-kept secret: a trailblazing, diverse band mixing R&B, soul, punk, gospel and funk with
biting wit and political commentary. Led by Marvin Tate — a poet, artist, playwright and raconteur who wore pipe cleaners in his hair — and supported by a large, dynamic cast of characters, their music was both of and ahead of its time....more
This record has such a magical flow to it, it seems to capture so directly the ups and downs of life, the joy of music and dance, and it's just so damn catchy and fun to listen to as well. Giles
