These are the musical creations offered as campaign music to define my campaign for the U.S. Senate

FIRST cut (press the right arrow to move through the videos in the Playist--or scroll down to see them and the notes on each):

"Fight Like a Girl," over the great John Coltrane's "Giant Steps", a post-bop hip-hop rap.

(Notes by Steve Carlson the songwriter etc.) I call this post-bop hip-hop because Coltrane was post-bop (Charlie Parker etc.). My friend the late great Eddie Berger taught me to play just the lines of all Charlie Parker songs, plus a few Miles Davis songs and Dizzy Gillespie. If you could do that, and learn the blues changes, he said, you could learn to improvise be-bop, because you could see what they did to the lines. So I jumped into Scott Hall and found a piano, and just played the changes over the lines. I could not understand what Parker was doing at first, just like I couldn't understand what Jimi Hendrix was doing. But I got it. "Bongo Bop", "Billie's Bounce", "Bloomdido", "Au Privave". I'm grateful for Ed's work and his friendship. Parker's and Gillespie's improvisations were so tight that they stood alone as new songs, in a new genre. As I listen to the words of this Giant Steps for Breast Cancer Treatment song, I appreciate more and more how masterful Coltrane was on this. The story is he invented these step-wise changes in major thirds and stayed in his room all day, and didn't give the changes to Tommy Flanagan, the piano player. The intensity John expressed in his improvision is the intensity I feel in litigating for these women who are "aged out" by Keith Ellison and the other pols, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Although that court continues to RECKLESSLY allow women to be forced out in the workforce to get their promised medical care during treatment, we have succeeded in exposing this travesty and exposing the foolishness of "Medicare for All", because THIS is what your county welfare program does with your medical care once the entire population is consigned to their "mercy". Fight like a girl against this stuff.

SECOND cut:

"Fight Like a Girl," with Justin Timberlake's Cant Shake the Feeling barely audible in background, inspired by his great Super Bowl performance. (Slower and easier to follow than Coltrane)

These two most recent productions focus on the fight against Ramsey County and Minnesota DHS "aging out" women who are in the federal funded breast cancer treatment program because the state is refusing to pay for the completion of the treatment!! This case has been to the United States Supreme Court. Where that court ignored this atrocity. So the fight continues in the political realm. In view of the U.S. court's deadly omission of serious violations of cancer patients' federal rights, the U.S. Senate needs to pass a clarification that under current law the program's funding MUST continue until the woman's treatment is completed. I will also introduce a SECOND bill to extend the upper initial eligibility age to 69. The Medicare payments will be applied first after age 65, and the extended program will cover the balance so the breast cancer patient will get the standard treatment in order to get standard success rates.

[The Minnesota Court of Appeals found that Ramsey County officials responsible for administering the life-saving Medical Assistance Breast and Cervical Cancer federal funded program, "improperly" went into my wife's case and terminated her from the program and charged her and me a crushing "spenddown" each month before her medical providers in her cancer treatment program could be paid a dime. That was supported by then-Minnesota AG Lori Swanson, who is referenced in the rap "Fight Like A Girl," a well-known campaign against deadly breast cancer.]

THIRD cut:

"Change Your World--Take Your Country Back" from 2012, medley based on Eric Clapton's "Change Your World"

This work from the 2014 U.S. Senate against Franken expresses my passions related to that year and that race. It took a lot of work because I originally wrote the lyrics to sing with straight-up Eric Clapton "You can change you world..." a beautiful song. A gate agent suggested to me I might have trouble if I did that. So I decided to rewrite the melody, and structure and decided to use these beats on my little keyboard. Reggae (which I decided to move to a minor key), the New World Symphony with a samba beat; the pro-life verse with the gospel beat, and a rock beat I originally used as a kind of Prince 1999. And so the four pieces are here, with the flow, I just hit these little buttons to change the beat and change the sound, piano or organ.


Even in 2014 it was already clear that extremism from national party control, and the fracturing of the Democratic party was accelerating. This is a result of gender quotas, racial quotas and other special accomodations of different voter groups. So I am strongly appreciative of diversity and respect basically all cultures, and yet our civilization is in peril. Our politics are bringing in people like Barack Obama who basically have nothing to do except start trouble. And they do. It's time to shine your light. In one version of this I show the rogue intel trying to overthrow the government. It's time to pay serious attention and make good judgments. Vote for Steve Carlson and Donald Trump--not Ilhan Omar and Tina Smith. Now, with the burning of Minneapolis the state is "woke". The kind of woke that says, hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?


My work is founded on my passion for life, for a civilized understanding that human life matters. Kanye West is RIGHT, he was planned to be aborted. The Birthday Party is needed, I hope he stays with it and will endorse me against Tina Smith. "For every child a birth, and their place on the earth," is a theme that runs from my raps and music from 2010 to the present day. All Lives Matter.

FOURTH cut:

"National Anthem" from 2012, by Francis Scott Keyes

This is the song of the hour, isn't it? (I recorded this before the Kaepernik Caper, in 2012, days before it appeared Mitt Romney was going to blow it. Trump had supported him. I had supported him. But he felt it was smart to raise money by saying 47% of Americans don't care. Trump is MUCH brighter, and a hope through that dark night of anti-Americans taking over the government.) The vivid images of proof that the blessing of America was still there because of the rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air is testimony to her goodness. NFL players, most of whom majored in African American Studies to continue in school while they played football, found out there was a verse that refers to the British, then our enemy, and their attempt to encourage African American slaves to attack our forces to aid the British (which by the way worked in Minnesota where an alliance with certain American Indians did defeat American forces and would have left the Canadian border in the northern Twin Cities suburbs somewhere). It's not racist. The British started African slavery in the colonies (Andrew Young knows that). This song must be renewed as our great National Anthem of One America. It's also an operatic piece with a big range. It's a battle to stay with it.


With Tina Smith and her peaceful protests, and the anti-American Ilhan Omar, we can add another bridge: "And the Minneapolis orange glare, the buildings burning in air, gave proof through the night the City Council don't care...."


I had a twitter argument with someone who thought I was a parody account. She insisted the whole National Anthem is "racist", there is just no question about it in her mind. I boycott all sports that disrespect this song. It is false that police started to track down people "masters" said they "owned" as slaves, although today they do work for alimony collections by the states. There were always police, usually British in the early days. But they're there basically to protect against crimes, although the rich and powerful will always use police to promote their own ambitions. The National Anthem will always stand for our struggle for Liberty and Freedom on which even the colonies were originally founded.

FIFTH cut:

"Heal Thy Nation" 2014

Heal thy Nation is an obviously religious, spiritual song. It's interfaith, but directed at the Christian faith, on this as I say, the nation was founded. But it involves many different cultures, America as a whole--directed against a short synopsis of the evils and perils the nation faces. And it asks for God's healing to show us the right way to go, and God's Will. Or the nation will founder.


I took a lot of photos in this video, like the cover. And I also included my wife's photos, like the white wolf she took at the zoo. I consider her an amazing photographer and she's very popular on Viewbug. The cover was a total fluke. We lived on the 10th floor and there was this ridiculous storm. What you see is the clearing of that storm from the 10th floor on the balcony (where I rarely ventured). I had a camera I had gotten interested in because of my wife's great enthusiasm. This one gets a lot of recognition on Viewbug. Also the picture of the pigeons flocking to the old Dorothy Day Center. That was pure luck, seriously, I said, "there they are" and with one hand pushed the button in the general direction. Viewbug also likes that one. And the little dog with the handkerchief. The richness of our society


On a serious note, in 2013 as I told Duluth News Tribune, my wife got diagnosed with breast cancer, and I having worked at the American Cancer Society with navigators was aware of the meaning of a piece that came in the mail from SAGE. Why it was mailed to us I don't know. But there are miracles, and there is hope--which in this case also mean a surgeon named Dr. Hope. She agreed to use it to get screened because she might get $20. That was a fake $20 because she never got it. But she got more. Because of these turbulent events, which I declined to make the subject of a political campaign (because I know the press and politicians, they'd show about as much interest and compassion in cancer patients as they do now). So when the Rochester Post-Bulletin wrote that I had an obvious "passion to seek federal office" what they really saw was some of the passion in our lives at the time. And it's reflected in this song.

SIXTH cut:

"Vote For Change" 2010

This work from the 2014 U.S. Senate against Franken expresses my passions related to that year and that race. It took a lot of work because I originally wrote the lyrics to sing with straight-up Eric Clapton "You can change you world..." a beautiful song. A gate agent suggested to me I might have trouble if I did that. So I decided to rewrite the melody, and structure and decided to use these beats on my little keyboard. Reggae (which I decided to move to a minor key, the New World Symphony with a samba beat; the pro-life verse with the gospel beat, and a rock beat I originally used as a kind of Prince 1999. And so the four pieces are here, with the flow, I just hit these little buttons to change the beat and change the sound, piano or organ.


Even in 2014 it was already clear that extremism from national party control, and the fracturing of the Democratic party was accelerating. This is a result of gender quotas, racial quotas and other special accomodations of different voter groups. So I a strongly appreciative of diversity and respect basically all cultures, and yet our civilization is in peril. Our politics are bringing in people like Barack Obama who basically have nothing to do except start trouble. And they do. It's time to time your light. In one version of this I show the rogue intel trying to overthrow the government. It time to pay serious attention and make good judgments. Vote for Steve Carlson and Donald Trump--not Ilhan Omar and Tina Smith. Now with the burning of Minneapolis the state is "woke". The kind of woke that says, hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?


My passion for life, for a civilized understanding that human life matters, Kanye West is RIGHT, he was planned to be aborted. The Birthday Party is needed, I hope he stays with it and will endorse me against Tina Smith. For ever child a birth, and their place on the earth, is a theme that runs from my raps and music from 2010 to the present day. All Lives Matter.

SEVENTH cut:

"Our Country'tis of Thee" 2014

This work from the 2014 U.S. Senate against Franken expresses my passions related to that year and that race. It took a lot of work because I originally wrote the lyrics to sing with straight-up Eric Clapton "You can change you world..." a beautiful song. A gate agent suggested to me I might have trouble if I did that. So I decided to rewrite the melody, and structure and decided to use these beats on my little keyboard. Reggae (which I decided to move to a minor key, the New World Symphony with a samba beat; the pro-life verse with the gospel beat, and a rock beat I originally used as a kind of Prince 1999. And so the four pieces are here, with the flow, I just hit these little buttons to change the beat and change the sound, piano or organ.


Even in 2014 it was already clear that extremism from national party control, and the fracturing of the Democratic party was accelerating. This is a result of gender quotas, racial quotas and other special accomodations of different voter groups. So I a strongly appreciative of diversity and respect basically all cultures, and yet our civilization is in peril. Our politics are bringing in people like Barack Obama who basically have nothing to do except start trouble. And they do. It's time to time your light. In one version of this I show the rogue intel trying to overthrow the government. It time to pay serious attention and make good judgments. Vote for Steve Carlson and Donald Trump--not Ilhan Omar and Tina Smith. Now with the burning of Minneapolis the state is "woke". The kind of woke that says, hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?


My passion for life, for a civilized understanding that human life matters, Kanye West is RIGHT, he was planned to be aborted. The Birthday Party is needed, I hope he stays with it and will endorse me against Tina Smith. For ever child a birth, and their place on the earth, is a theme that runs from my raps and music from 2010 to the present day. All Lives Matter.

EIGHTH cut:

"America Wrong or Right" 2014

This work from the 2014 U.S. Senate against Franken expresses my passions related to that year and that race. It took a lot of work because I originally wrote the lyrics to sing with straight-up Eric Clapton "You can change you world..." a beautiful song. A gate agent suggested to me I might have trouble if I did that. So I decided to rewrite the melody, and structure and decided to use these beats on my little keyboard. Reggae (which I decided to move to a minor key, the New World Symphony with a samba beat; the pro-life verse with the gospel beat, and a rock beat I originally used as a kind of Prince 1999. And so the four pieces are here, with the flow, I just hit these little buttons to change the beat and change the sound, piano or organ.


Even in 2014 it was already clear that extremism from national party control, and the fracturing of the Democratic party was accelerating. This is a result of gender quotas, racial quotas and other special accomodations of different voter groups. So I a strongly appreciative of diversity and respect basically all cultures, and yet our civilization is in peril. Our politics are bringing in people like Barack Obama who basically have nothing to do except start trouble. And they do. It's time to time your light. In one version of this I show the rogue intel trying to overthrow the government. It time to pay serious attention and make good judgments. Vote for Steve Carlson and Donald Trump--not Ilhan Omar and Tina Smith. Now with the burning of Minneapolis the state is "woke". The kind of woke that says, hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?


My passion for life, for a civilized understanding that human life matters, Kanye West is RIGHT, he was planned to be aborted. The Birthday Party is needed, I hope he stays with it and will endorse me against Tina Smith. For ever child a birth, and their place on the earth, is a theme that runs from my raps and music from 2010 to the present day. All Lives Matter.

NINTH cut:

"Election National Fight Song" 2012

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This work from the 2014 U.S. Senate against Franken expresses my passions related to that year and that race. It took a lot of work because I originally wrote the lyrics to sing with straight-up Eric Clapton "You can change you world..." a beautiful song. A gate agent suggested to me I might have trouble if I did that. So I decided to rewrite the melody, and structure and decided to use these beats on my little keyboard. Reggae (which I decided to move to a minor key, the New World Symphony with a samba beat; the pro-life verse with the gospel beat, and a rock beat I originally used as a kind of Prince 1999. And so the four pieces are here, with the flow, I just hit these little buttons to change the beat and change the sound, piano or organ.


Even in 2014 it was already clear that extremism from national party control, and the fracturing of the Democratic party was accelerating. This is a result of gender quotas, racial quotas and other special accomodations of different voter groups. So I a strongly appreciative of diversity and respect basically all cultures, and yet our civilization is in peril. Our politics are bringing in people like Barack Obama who basically have nothing to do except start trouble. And they do. It's time to time your light. In one version of this I show the rogue intel trying to overthrow the government. It time to pay serious attention and make good judgments. Vote for Steve Carlson and Donald Trump--not Ilhan Omar and Tina Smith. Now with the burning of Minneapolis the state is "woke". The kind of woke that says, hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?


My passion for life, for a civilized understanding that human life matters, Kanye West is RIGHT, he was planned to be aborted. The Birthday Party is needed, I hope he stays with it and will endorse me against Tina Smith. For ever child a birth, and their place on the earth, is a theme that runs from my raps and music from 2010 to the present day. All Lives Matter.

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This work from the 2014 U.S. Senate against Franken expresses my passions related to that year and that race. It took a lot of work because I originally wrote the lyrics to sing with straight-up Eric Clapton "You can change you world..." a beautiful song. A gate agent suggested to me I might have trouble if I did that. So I decided to rewrite the melody, and structure and decided to use these beats on my little keyboard. Reggae (which I decided to move to a minor key, the New World Symphony with a samba beat; the pro-life verse with the gospel beat, and a rock beat I originally used as a kind of Prince 1999. And so the four pieces are here, with the flow, I just hit these little buttons to change the beat and change the sound, piano or organ.


Even in 2014 it was already clear that extremism from national party control, and the fracturing of the Democratic party was accelerating. This is a result of gender quotas, racial quotas and other special accomodations of different voter groups. So I a strongly appreciative of diversity and respect basically all cultures, and yet our civilization is in peril. Our politics are bringing in people like Barack Obama who basically have nothing to do except start trouble. And they do. It's time to time your light. In one version of this I show the rogue intel trying to overthrow the government. It time to pay serious attention and make good judgments. Vote for Steve Carlson and Donald Trump--not Ilhan Omar and Tina Smith. Now with the burning of Minneapolis the state is "woke". The kind of woke that says, hey, wait a minute, what's going on here?


My passion for life, for a civilized understanding that human life matters, Kanye West is RIGHT, he was planned to be aborted. The Birthday Party is needed, I hope he stays with it and will endorse me against Tina Smith. For ever child a birth, and their place on the earth, is a theme that runs from my raps and music from 2010 to the present day. All Lives Matter.