The Long Arm
from As Long As I'm Flyin' by Marc Gunn
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Mighty drinking songs for fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity--the perfect sound for hoisting a mug of mudder's milk. Get the 20 page songbook packed with lyrics-only to all of my Firefly-inspired songs, including: Firefly Drinking Songs, As Long As I'm Flyin', Kilted For Her Pleasure, and What Color Is Your Dragon? plus lyrics from Bedlam Bards' Browncoat album, On the Drift.
It all began while I was watching an episode of Firefly called “Jaynestown”. In it, one of our antiheroes is drinking in a pub worried he’s gonna be arrested for past crimes he committed in Canton when a musician starts singing a song about him. The song is called the “Hero of Canton“.
It turns out, “Hero of Canton” even inspired me to ask the question, “What other songs might’ve been heard in that pub in Canton?”
I began a mission to write some of those songs. But I didn't do it alone. I wrote them with my friends James "Cedric" Hazlerig, Rie Sheridan Rose, and various Browncoats.
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T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital AlbumThe 2018 Monahan's Mudder's Milk t-shirt features the Monahan's ad slogan, "Clean Taste After Dirty Flyin'". It's a black shirt and features a white albatross flying over a mud town like Canton on Higgins' Moon. Get a free songbook with purchase!
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USB Flash Drive + Digital AlbumArchive your music. In 2011, there was a big change in how I recorded music and what I recorded. It was the start of the drinking songs era as I moved from traditional Irish and Scottish songs to Celtic Geek music, what I now call Sci F'Irish music.
Rise of The Celtfather (currently titled "Rise of the Celtic Geek") includes all of my albums from 2011 until 2018. It also includes my Kilted Kings project, Captain Black Jack Murphy, the Pirates vs Dragons Podcast, a few compilations and just to really bring it home how far I have come, you'll get my first recording ever, circa 1988. It's not pretty. But I think it helps tell a great story.
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This song was inspired by the episode "Out of Gas" where Mal says, "No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get... we'll just get ourselves a little further."
That was the comment of a solder who lost both a physical and spiritual war. He was ready to flee, escape, and hide like I suspect many Browncoats did after the Unification War. however, I feel like Mal regained his faith in people after they broadcast the news about Miranda. He had something to fight for again, as did many people in the Verse.
One of the first things to go in a profit-driven world is the arts. They are not easily commoditized because art is subjective. However, art is also the sign of a civilized society. It satisfies the emotional and spiritual needs of the community, helping the it to grow, learn, and thrive. That's something that is difficult to sell and dangerous to promote.
That was the comment of a solder who lost both a physical and spiritual war. He was ready to flee, escape, and hide like I suspect many Browncoats did after the Unification War. however, I feel like Mal regained his faith in people after they broadcast the news about Miranda. He had something to fight for again, as did many people in the Verse.
One of the first things to go in a profit-driven world is the arts. They are not easily commoditized because art is subjective. However, art is also the sign of a civilized society. It satisfies the emotional and spiritual needs of the community, helping the it to grow, learn, and thrive. That's something that is difficult to sell and dangerous to promote.
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[G]The Long Arm is reaching for you
Wants to [C]twist/wrest and take [G]control
It [C]struck down your [G]family
Now it's [Em]aimin' for your [D]soul [D7]
It's [C]grasp is filled with [G]hate
It's [C]fingers naught but [G]fear
[C]White knuckled, it grips you
Til your [C]eyes [D]fill with [G] tears
* [C]We fight for freedom, freedom
For [G]poetry and song
We fight for [C]actors and authors,
painters and potters,
Dancers and dreamers,
Laborers and learners
It's them [G]artists who make us [D]strong [D7]
The Long Arm took our planet
Down our throats, it done rammed
The promise of unification
But it left us all damned
Laid waste to our landscape
While its pockets grew fat
Left us homeless and cold
Now it's time we fight back
We're done running from the Long Arm
Browncoats rise again
We'll weaken your grip
And the stories you spin
Like you done with all your lies
That you packed in your fist
But you ain't seen the truth yet
Till you seen us resist
Wants to [C]twist/wrest and take [G]control
It [C]struck down your [G]family
Now it's [Em]aimin' for your [D]soul [D7]
It's [C]grasp is filled with [G]hate
It's [C]fingers naught but [G]fear
[C]White knuckled, it grips you
Til your [C]eyes [D]fill with [G] tears
* [C]We fight for freedom, freedom
For [G]poetry and song
We fight for [C]actors and authors,
painters and potters,
Dancers and dreamers,
Laborers and learners
It's them [G]artists who make us [D]strong [D7]
The Long Arm took our planet
Down our throats, it done rammed
The promise of unification
But it left us all damned
Laid waste to our landscape
While its pockets grew fat
Left us homeless and cold
Now it's time we fight back
We're done running from the Long Arm
Browncoats rise again
We'll weaken your grip
And the stories you spin
Like you done with all your lies
That you packed in your fist
But you ain't seen the truth yet
Till you seen us resist
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from As Long As I'm Flyin',
released March 6, 2018
Lyrics and music Marc Gunn.
Marc Gunn on autoharp and vocals
Lyrics and music Marc Gunn.
Marc Gunn on autoharp and vocals
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Marc Gunn Atlanta, Georgia
Marc Gunn is a rhythm and folk musician inspired by Celtic culture, science fiction, fantasy, and cats--Sci F'Irish
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He breathes new life into the autoharp, which continues to surprise musical veterans and fans alike for its unique sound and spirited energy. It’s like a satirical jam session between The Clancy Brothers and Weird Al Yankovic.
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