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Boob Dylan – A Benefit For & By Boobs

Announcing … an evening of satirical shenaniganery, featuring a bevy of badass Colorado women musicians performing naughty, snarked-up versions of your favorite Dylan songs!

Get your tickets here! https://boobdylanoctober4.brownpapertickets.com

The show will be a benefit for our friend Kaia Cochran’s breast cancer healing fund – full details on her condition and needs can be found here:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-kaia-heal-metastatic-cancer

Update: thank you all! Here’s a video of the finale, “If Not For Boobs”:

Featuring:

Shanna In a Dress
– shannainadress.com
Emily Clark
– emilyclark.net
Grace Clark
– graceclarkmusic.com
Angel Edgemon
– heavybeautyband.com
Laika Fox
– laikafox.com
Anela Lauren
– anelalauren.weebly.com
Megan Letts
– mamamagnolia.com
Daniella Katzir
– daniellakatzirmusic.com
Jaquita Straw
– facebook.com/jackieandtheracket
Andrea Rossin
Patricia Wolter
Emily Yates
– emilyyatesmusic.com

 

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New live video! “Don’t Know Much About Star Wars”

I haven’t been playing a ton of shows recently while I’ve been working on writing a book, but Jamie DeWolf gave me a microphone at Tourettes Without Regrets in Oakland last month and today I discovered there’s video evidence! Here’s my little lighthearted, dark-humored ukulele tune, “Don’t Know Much About Star Wars” that both is and is not about Star Wars, including a new verse I wrote for the occasion. (Thanks to Kenny Hoff for the vid!)

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New video! “Tears In My Bong”

Cannabis is slowly being legalized, but you know what else is?
Fascism.

Written by Emily Yates

Music:
Emily Yates – vocals, ukulele, bass
Erik Yates – dobro

Videography and editing by Anne Leo

Featuring:
Cecilia Thorn
Parker Otwell Roe
Andy Thorn
Erik Yates
Adrian Engfer
Jaquita Straw
Annsley Dolan

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New video! “Don’t Know Much About Star Wars”

A song that’s kind of but also not about Star Wars. (Lyrics & credits below)

 

Words/music/art/sketch videos by Emily Yates
Performance video/audio recording & video editing by Sobokeh
Originally written for and performed at Tourettes Without Regrets, Oakland CA

Lyrics:
I wish I knew more about Star Wars than real wars
I wish I knew more about Jedi than drones
I wish I knew more about Obi Wan
Than about the civilians we’ve recently bombed
Oh I wish I knew more about Star Wars than real wars

When you mention the Force, you think Skywalker
I think of our air force exploding Iraq or Afghanistan
And I don’t know much about Star Wars
But I think we might be on the Dark Side

Oh I wish I knew more about Star Wars than class war
I wish I knew more about droids than gentrification
I wish I knew more about Luke and Leia
Than about a health-care plan that screws the single payer
Oh I wish I knew more about Star Wars than class war

When you mention the Empire you think Darth Vader
I think of our government shamelessly catering to the elite
And I don’t know much about Star Wars
But I think we might be the Empire

And I don’t mind if you’re a walking Wookieepedia
If you’ve got trivia dripping right off of your clothes
Just ask anybody in the media
These other wars have endless episodes

Oh I wish I knew more about Star Wars than drug war
I wish I knew more about clone attacks than crack
I wish I knew more about Kylo Ren
Than about marijuana growers stuck in the pen
Oh I wish I knew more about Star Wars than drug war

When you mention a smuggler you think Han Solo
I think of rich white boys smuggling blow, though
And getting away
And I don’t know much about Star Wars
No I don’t know much about Star Wars
Oh, truly I don’t know much about Star Wars
But I wish I knew less about real wars