A Break with (Boring!) Politics-As-Usual - Nurses' 89 Music Video Release
NEW POP SINGLE: An anti-corruption message you can dance to – About Time for 89
Groundbreaking Strategy
The Proposition 89 campaign, a measure to curb political corruption and upend Sacramento, today releases About Time for 89, a new rap for reform of California politics. About Time for 89 is being released online and to radio stations. It will reach voters in an entirely new way – from their feet up.
A video and mp3 of the song, written, produced and performed by Colette Washington can be downloaded from the Yes on 89 website – www.Yeson89.org.
About Time for 89 links the corrosive influence of big money power and political corruption in Sacramento, with the consequences for everyday Californians.
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As the song says:
It's about time for Prop. 89
What's goin' on in Sac Town is blowin' my mind
"Big Boys Club" by grand design
Are leaving Californians far behind
Cause in Sac Town - you have to pay to play
Thanks for your vote but you just can't stay
All you big money boys with all the big green
Take a message: it's time to come clean
Politicians and big money power
Are tucked away in an ivory tower
Called the Capitol - they got it up for sale
But they're breakin' the law and goin' to jail
Political corruption is on the rise
Donations are comin' in super-size
Californians need a little bit of love
But we can't get in to the "Big Boys Club"
Can't get health if you don't have wealth
Can't fix schools if we don't have tools
Can't afford the gas, to fill up the tank
Big Boys are takin' us to the bank
Proposition 89 is real reform
The corporations hate it like a lover's scorn
They want freedom - to buy politicians
Of course they would rather keep with tradition
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“For most voters, October in an election year is the time to reach for the Pepto-Bismol – horrible ads!” said Michael Lighty, campaign manager for Yes on 89. “The nurses’ cure is to cut through with Prop. 89 and this music video.”
Prop. 89 changes the broken system of campaign finance in this state that contributes to the widespread corruption in government. The initiative 89 places strict limits on political contributions by corporations, unions, and individuals. Prop. 89 also bans contributions from lobbyists and state contractors to candidates, and sets up a system of “clean,” or public, financing for political campaigns that will allow candidates to give up private fundraising. Prop. 89 contains strong enforcement mechanisms, meaning that if politicians break the law, they can end up in jail.
For more information, visit www.YesOn89.org
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