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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This debut solo double album features one album of ten original songs and another album, comprising ten covers of Bruce's favourite folk songs.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Word is the Music the People are the Song via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A double CD with one CD of original songs and one CD of Bruce's interpretation of the folk songs which inspired him in his youth.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Word is the Music the People are the Song via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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A song written by my brother, dedicated to our grand parents, who were working class heroes of ours.

lyrics

I’m just a man of simple means
I’ve never sat, with kings or queens
There’s not one cent, left to my name
But I will love you just the same

I built the roads, I built the towns
I dug the fields, from miles around
I crossed the desert, I crossed the sea
And this whole world, belongs to me

And all the silver and all the gold
Does not compare to what I hold
Would not come close, to what you’re worth
Most precious thing, salt of the earth

My face is lined, my shoes are worn
My hands are hard, my clothes are torn
If I could live my life again
You know I’d love you just the same

I built the cars, and all the trains
I built the ships, and aeroplanes
One day I’m sure, I will be free
For this whole world belongs to me

credits

from The Word is the Music the People are the Song, released February 26, 2021
Words and music by Ian Hearn

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Bruce Hearn Melbourne, Australia

Bruce Hearn has fronted the iconic Melbourne ska band, Strange Tenants, since 1981, with a back catalogue of 8 albums.
At heart however, he is a masterful singer/song writer, guitarist, banjo and harmonica player, and 2020 sees him releasing not one, but 2 double albums of original and iconic folk songs. His motto has always been 'if you don't stand for something, you stand for nothing'! ... more

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