
"Hey, Can I Sleep on Your Futon?" is former Bongos frontman Richard Barone's contribution to the upcoming all-star Occupy This Album compilation, created to benefit the Occupy Wall Street movement and featuring songs from 99 major artists. All proceeds from the album will go to the movement, a cause that can now be found in 951 cities and 83 countries. Barone's track, written with the aid of frequent collaborator Matthew Billy, is a gentle but persuasive call to arms detailing the struggles of four characters hurt by the recession; a soldier, a musician, a recent graduate, and a finance industry worker. Inspired by the song "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" the lyrics speak to how this country's implicit promise of being rewarded for hard work has been broken. Of the OWS movement itself, Barone says, "This is an unprecedented raising of voices. I am thrilled to add mine to the many." The music video for the song was directed by New York/Los Angeles filmmaker Jason Lester, an ardent supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Produced and mixed by Matthew Billy Recorded by Ric Schnupp at Soundtrack, New York Assistant engineers: Kyle Miller & Roni Pillischer Vocals, guitars, bass: Richard Barone Additional guitar: Matthew Billy Drums: Donna Kelly Percussion, bongos: Candy John Carr Chanters: Jane Cole, Candy John Carr, Alex Emanuel, Roni Pillischer, Matthew Billy Directed and Edited by Jason Lester Cinematography: Jake Saner Production Designer/Art Director: Emi Bell Grips <b>...</b>
Richard Barone
The Bongos
Bongos
glow
numbers with wings
Barbarella
Occupy Wall Street
OWS
protest
demonstration
Wall
Street
wallstreet
occupied
acoustic guitar
images
99%
news
zucotti
park
Occupy This Album
Music for Occupy
Jason Lester
Music Video
Official Video
Hey Can I Sleep on Your Futon?
Sleep
Futon
sofa
bed
Folk
Rock
Protest Song
Song
music
activism
NYPD
Gibson Guitars
Gibson
Guitar
les
paul
epiphone
firebird
2012
New
York
City
nyc
Matthew Billy