Makeshift Patriot Explained

Makeshift Patriot EP
Type:ep
Artist:Sage Francis
Cover:Makeshift_Patriot_EP_Cover.jpg
Released:2003
Recorded:October 2001
Genre:Hip-hop
Length:25:47
Label:Anticon
Producer:DJ MF Shalem
Prev Title:Personal Journals
Prev Year:2003
Year:2003
Next Title:Sick of Waiting Tables
Next Year:2004

Makeshift Patriot is an EP by Sage Francis. The title track was originally released as a free MP3 on the day it was written and recorded, October 11, 2001. The track is a comment on the American media and its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The lyrics are written from first hand experience, worked into the track are recordings from Francis' visit to Ground Zero five days after the attack. The song can also be found on the Known UnSoldier "Sick Of Waging War..." CD.

Influences

The track "Makeshift Patriot" samples "He Likes It"[1] a song by The McCoys from their 1968 album The Infinite McCoys.

See also

Notes and References

  1. April 3, 2010 . The McCoys - He Likes It (Infinite McCoys) . naujallidap . . September 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180716145738/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kub8j8t3E4&gl=US&hl=en . July 16, 2018 . live.