Dave Tommo, THE STRAWMAN with, "THIS IS THE TIME", a song written in 2023. (with lyrics)

From the Horses mouth, so to speak: "I don't know where these lyrics come from? I write a tune and the words flow out of the pen? sort of scribble then set!"

This song is "Dystopian view of the last few year of crazy people believing and doing dangerous things"

I have been creating music since 1978. Punk music I formed a band "4 Minute Warning" in 1979 and we toured and recorded a few things. Here is a picture of me singing and a recording of our most popular song. This was in 1980.

I have played in many other bands . But since the Covid pantomime I lost my job for not complying and concentrated on writing and recording music again. I want to play live but there seems to be some energy or force stopping me from going out and gigging.

Locally I go against the grain of the woke Communist ideal here in Oxford and some musicians call me islamophobic and racist. My wife is of Caribien origen and one of my best friends is Bangladeshi and I have dreadlocks. This is how insane it is in this country!!

So these songs are written about what has been happening world wide since the governments lost any ounce of what little sense the had!!

This Is The Time is about a dystopian place where people are just treated like cattle and everybody celebrates lies and wrong speak (I read that in a book in 1984) and are frightened to argue with the program. If you argue they shoot you in the street