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Words and Music by Blake Jape
Produced and Arranged by Michael Alonso
Recorded and Mixed by Andrew ‘Indge’ Hehir at Soundpark Studio
Additional recordings by Michael Alonso
Mastered by Lindsay Gravina at Birdland Studio

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They got this thing they call the gig economy
But it was used until the 19th century
You get to bid on every single job
Compete for the gig with the whole entire mob
But it’s much better now they put in on an app
Completions more fierce and that’s just how they like it

Gig economy, Gig economy
Pre-industrial Gig economy
Gig economy, Gig economy
It was supposed to be built with flexibility

But that’s just how they traded their responsibilities
Left no protection now for your human frailties’
For Decades now you see profits going up
But in the same timeframe wages in a rut
You get to work for 16 hours a day
At the end of 61 you’ll horrified by the pay

Gig economy, Gig economy
Pre-industrial Gig economy
Gig economy, Gig economy
There’s only jobs for the lowest biddee

I saw this gig economy worker the other day
A mess of contusions spread across the whole highway
Head was in the gutter but the legs were over there
No one to compensate, no one to care
But don’t you worry about your kids they’ll be fine
There’ll be a job for them on the gig economy line

Gig economy, Gig economy
Pre-industrial Gig economy
Gig economy, Gig economy
It was no good for you, its no good for me

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from Blake County and the Modern Proletariats, released March 13, 2023
Blake Jape – vocals,
Michael Alonso – pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
Helen Cattanach – bass
Woody – drums, backing vocals
Ewen Baker – fiddle
Gus MacMillan - Banjo

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Blake County and the Modern Proletariats Melbourne, Australia

Building from traditional progressions of the early country folk blues recordings; with the lyrics that are a tribute to Woody Guthrie, but not so much the sentimental stuff, more the satirical end of his work. Blake County and the Modern Proletariats are mostly singing contemporary commentary with the intention to amuse. ... more

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