Punk legend David Johansen issues a mayday call in the video for his cover of Winston Edward Peters’ “Sinking Ship”: Vote before it’s too late.
The New York Dolls frontman gets straight to the point in the clip directed by his daughter Leah Hennessey. The calypso rhythms belie the deep ramifications Johansen addresses in the song: What will happen if the ship that is our country does not right itself.
“He’s unhinged,” he says to open the visual. “He’s gonna kill us all.” That sets the tone for the protest song,...
The New York Dolls frontman gets straight to the point in the clip directed by his daughter Leah Hennessey. The calypso rhythms belie the deep ramifications Johansen addresses in the song: What will happen if the ship that is our country does not right itself.
“He’s unhinged,” he says to open the visual. “He’s gonna kill us all.” That sets the tone for the protest song,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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