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The Duhks — Who Will Take My Place?
Album: Migrations
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6.4

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Released: 2006
Length: 3:36
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If they shoot me down to shut me down
Who will take my place?
If they bring an army into this town
If they shoot me down to shut me down
Who will take my place?
If they bring an army into this town
Who will take my place?
If they rule this land and silence me
When I'm laid out with injury
When my words won't matter anymore
Who will take my place?
Revolution you are not my hope
Who will take my place?
There are flowers painted on these stones
Who will take my place?
When the silence of oppression dies
Overheard beyond the battle cries
Are the words of final compromise.
Who will take my place?
When the dogs of war are on the land
Who will take my place?
When you forfeit life to take a stand
Who will take my place?
When the dreamers fear the simplest thoughts
When the bloodshed takes all that you've got
When this world's an empty creaking floor
Who will take my place?
If they rule this land and silence me
When I'm laid out with injury
When my words won't matter anymore
Who will take my place?
Who will take my place?
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 helgigermany wrote:

Very nice! !


Agreed.  Not played often enough in my opinion.
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
This is lovely, but I’m not 80 yet!
Posted 3 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
I had to waver. Music: I've heard it before. Lyrics: moving and timely. Never quite heard it before. 5 + 8= 13 / 2 = ?  6.5?  7?  
 
minimum 8 it is!
Posted 4 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
Protest song for 2020.  

10
Posted 4 years ago by milleronic    [ Reply ]
I had to waver. Music: I've heard it before. Lyrics: moving and timely. Never quite heard it before. 5 + 8= 13 / 2 = ?  6.5?  7?  
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Duhks, Duhks, Oh marvellous Duhks.
Please play more! 
Posted 7 years ago by howards    [ Reply ]
 omniphiliac wrote:
I had this at an 8. When I heard it come on I thought to myself, "Oh no. Not this again," and went to lower it's rating. But I started listening to lyrics and had to raise it to 9. This song could not be much more timely considering the world's current slide into global corporate fascism.
 
Amen.
Posted 7 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Very nice! !
Posted 7 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Yecch, puerile
Posted 9 years ago by exurbia    [ Reply ]
Who Will Take My Place

If they shoot me down to shut me down
Who will take my place?
If they bring an army into this town
If they shoot me down to shut me down
Who will take my place?
If they bring an army into this town
Who will take my place?
If they rule this land and silence me
When I'm laid out with injury
When my words won't matter anymore
Who will take my place?
Revolution you are not my hope
Who will take my place?
There are flowers painted on these stones
Who will take my place?
When the silence of oppression dies
Overheard beyond the battle cries
Are the words of final compromise.
Who will take my place?
When the dogs of war are on the land
Who will take my place?
When you forfeit life to take a stand
Who will take my place?
When the dreamers fear the simplest thoughts
When the bloodshed takes all that you've got
When this world's an empty creaking floor
Who will take my place?
If they rule this land and silence me
When I'm laid out with injury
When my words won't matter anymore
Who will take my place?
Who will take my place?

(Thanks to sean for these lyrics)
lyricsmania:   https://www.lyricsmania.com/who_will_take_my_place_lyrics_duhks_the.html

Great album cover!   First time hearing this, I like it.  8 for now. 


Posted 9 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
I really enjoyed this song, had never heard of the band before and thought it must be very new since I can't find the lyrics anywhere.  Someone here said it reminded them of kd lang and I have to agree.  She has that same clear no nonsense tone.  Love it.
Posted 10 years ago by LBJohnson    [ Reply ]
Wow has it really been 6 years since this was last played?
Posted 10 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
Please play more of these guys - this song is good, but not representative of their sheer cajun/brazilian/bluegrass asskicking greatness.
Posted 16 years ago by manzanitafire    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Not painful, not particularly interesting either.
Agreed...I hear both Indigo and Wallin in there but nothing to write home about...neither is the spelling of the name or the picture of the album cover.
Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Like the song quite well. Love the cover.
Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
I had this at an 8. When I heard it come on I thought to myself, "Oh no. Not this again," and went to lower it's rating. But I started listening to lyrics and had to raise it to 9. This song could not be much more timely considering the world's current slide into global corporate fascism.
Posted 16 years ago by omniphiliac    [ Reply ]
Cool album cover. Looks like a DC-7.
Posted 16 years ago by Skligmund    [ Reply ]
Hmmmm, can we say Indigo Girls? Say, I rarely hear IG on RP...what gives?
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
I love this more each time I hear it.
Posted 16 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
I saw this band at Mountain Stage two or three years ago. Very talented.
Posted 16 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
"When the dogs of war are on the lamb"... cute.
Posted 16 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Dunk this one.
Posted 16 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
Is there an Indigo Girl in there somewhere?
Posted 16 years ago by ColoBacon    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing Nic Mehta of the Wailin' Jennies.
Posted 16 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
boring
Posted 16 years ago by ulibcn    [ Reply ]
Not painful, not particularly interesting either.
Posted 17 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I was certain this was a KD Lang song at first. Jessee Harvey does an amazing impression of Lang, that's for sure.
Posted 17 years ago by number6    [ Reply ]
YES! The Duhks. Great tune but there are so many better ones, play lots of Duhks!!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by wally42    [ Reply ]