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Notes on the Red Eye track "Moroccan Fruit" This is a track from the group Red Eye, who cover raw social, emotional and political issues, based on the foundation that every song should carry a message. Further information and the lyrics and contact details can be found on their website: www.red-eye.org.uk Red Eye aim to address the lack of protest songs that exists today compared with the rich tapestry of protest songs and singers of the past. To quote Patti Smith, "...it is important "...to communicate, to wake people up...We all have a voice. We have a responsibility to exercise it, to use it." This track was inspired by Nina Simone's version of "Strange Fruit". As the composer, Trevor Perfect, listened to Nina' s version of "Strange Fruit", about the racism and lynching of African Americans in the 1930's, he wondered what she would be singing about now? Then he saw the haunting photo of Jose Palazon, of the migrants rights Pro De In. The photo (below) shows Moroccan immigrants in Melilla, Spain, hanging onto a fence at a golf course at a border. He was immediately inspired by the combination, linked the two together and wrote the song. Special thanks to Pro De In for allowing us to use their iconic photo of Moroccan immigrants at a golf course that inspired the track 'Moroccan Fruit'. You can follow their Spanish blog at http://melillafronterasur.blogspot.com.es/ "Strange Fruit" was used in the original song as a metaphor for lynched "Black bodies...swinging from the poplar trees". This track adapts this to a reference to "Moroccan Fruit" as a metaphor for the Moroccan immigrants in the photo hanging from the fence while trying to get to Europe. The lyrics "golfers play on, take no notice. It's just a game", describes a cold indifference to the situation and the refugees plight. Something we must all guard against and maintain empathy for all human beings. As Owen Jones said, "As humans, we have a huge potential capacity for empathy; but when we dehumanise a group of people, we can accept (or indeed inflict) cruelty." There is a danger that we are drifting into dehumanising refugees. When a boat carrying refugees sinks, despite scores or even hundreds dying (often children), the story slips further down the news agenda as it becomes a more regular occurrence. The song seeks to emphasise that the refugees are people, flesh and blood, parents and children. This was the similarity and empathy that Trevor sought to achieve when the song depicts a son telling his mother of the dead refugee on a beach in a picture, and wanting to "Play that game..". There must be many mothers who saw the tragic photos of the young refugee dead on the beach and were touched by the similarities with their own child. Many parents in the West are willing to sell their house and move away from friends and family just to find a better school for their children - "to give them a better chance in life". Imagine that drive and desire to do the best for your children when war and destruction is all around; and death is a real prospect? The vocals are by Siobhan Heard. Siobhan is a Texas-born singer who describes "an ache in her belly driving her towards music". She says that “Song and music are the two things that have consistently made me excited to wake-up everyday since I can remember. They inspire me when I’m down and hold me steady when I’m in danger of floating away...." Further details of her work, and how to contact her, can be found at her website www.siobhanheard.com." The final comment is from Patti Smith, "You can't carve up the world, It's not a pie".

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