Many years ago – decades, in fact – I heard a song on the radio, just once, but for some reason it’s stuck with me, at least these lines:
If the key of E is the people’s key
Then what is the key of the bourgeoisie?
I ask this question most sincerely
In what key do they play?
Can anyone tell me more?
Found this on one website:
The song is called THE PEOPLE’S KEY. It was written by Bob Hipkens and recorded by the Central Park Sheiks on their album “Honeysuckle Rose”, Flying Fish FF 026, LP (1976), trk# 8. The album was reissued as a CD in 2006 by Beatball Records, which is a South Korean label.
Dammit, FF, that’s exactly the page I was about to post.
Couldn’t find anything on youtube though.
Still in print, too. You can get a copy here.
OR ebay has a couple of copies up for sale CHEAP.
I found some footage of Richard Lieberson, one of the members of Central Park Sheiks, at a tribute site. There are several songs on the linked youtube page. Mr. Lieberson seems to have been a very talented and well-liked person; it’s a shame that we can’t locate any of his professionally recorded material.