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#52 Ode to Singer Songwriter Justin Townes Earle, Economic Justice Advocate
Radio Free Flint Podcast
English - October 24, 2020 09:30 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSociety & Culture flint michigan arthur busch flint podcast radio free flint radio free flint mi rust belt local podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Singer-Songwriter Justin Townes Earle was a Nashville, Tennessee native who understood Flint, Michigan perfectly. Justin never played a gig in Flint, but he was eager to find his way to a stage in the Flint area. He died before he had his opportunity. Earle penned the song “Flint City Shake” that encapsulates the history and importance of Flint, Michigan to America. The people of the City of Flint who never knew Justin Townes Earle lost a great advocate. He stood up for the real America and for social and economic justice. Earle understood what the people of Flint gave America, and his words are a great tribute to Flint’s legacy. Below are the lyrics to “Flint City Shake It”. Special thanks to singer-songwriter Rachel Cole of Nashville, TN for granting permission to use her song "Rugged Road". You can find her music at YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=mpNAkAIjL88&feature=share Read Radio Free Flint Blog Post about Justin Townes Earle by clicking the link below: https://www.radiofreeflint.media/flint-city-shake-it-with-the-death-of-justin-townes-earle-flint-loses-an-advocate Justin Earle's music is available at his website: https://www.justintownesearle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justintownesearle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvzzQfR-VbA "Flint City Shake It" Lyrics Written by: Justin Townes Earle Detroit rock, baby that's a fact Anybody say different, better get back Jack Well, you've gotta be tough but there's a good time to be had I'd like to think everybody here knows that So let's talk about a place that you might not know Just a little further on up the road Well you know about meat, baby, let's get down to the bones Tell you 'bout a place that really made America roll Flint City shake it (Flint City shake it) Flint City shake it (Flint City shake it) Let 'em all know (let 'em all know) Let 'em all know (let 'em all know) Detroit rock but Flint City roll Now the truth is, we ain't what we used to be Whole lotta trouble come to our streets The only one to blame is GMC If you don't know, baby, let me tell you how I mean We built Buick cars, GM trucks Chevy engines, AC sparkplugs Built planes for the war back in '41 Every piece straight from the ground on up Then trouble come in '86 With this son of a bitch named Roger Smith Cut our throat with a stroke of a fountain pen We're knocked down but we're gonna get up again Flint City shake it (Flint City shake it) Flint City shake it (Flint City shake it) Let 'em all know (let 'em all know) Let 'em all know (let 'em all know) Detroit rock but Flint City roll (roll) Well, there ain't no work and everybody's hurtin' It's been that way for a while They ain't got us licked just yet Flint City knows how to have a good time Well, we might be poor and we might be rough We're just good people down on our luck And you know it seems nobody cares about us We just ain't the kind to give up Flint City shake it (Flint City shake it) Flint City shake it (Flint City shake it) Let 'em all know (let 'em all know) Let 'em all know (let 'em all know) Detroit rock but Flint City roll (roll) Detroit rock but Flint City roll