Battle of The Punks and Pushers

by Eugene Ripper

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$4 CAD or more

about

"Battle of the Punks and Pushers" is another stylistic mash up. This time, Ripper produced with sonic strokes of grungy blues infused punk folk rock supercharged with a stomping beat, looping harmonica and active percussion – all surrounding Ripper's acoustic guitar, edgy vocals and gritty lyrical stance.

A lyrical stance inspired by some of the writings of American journalist Gay Talese whose musings about late 2Oth century urban life in New York City and in particular, the construction of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge became the kernel of inspiration for the song.

" I've always been a fan of Talese's non-fiction work and particularly his detailed observations concerning daily life in a massive metropolis like New York City. So of course, his story about the building of The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the early 60’s captured my imagination: The enormity of the challenge, the sheer volume of material, the courage of the workers and the dangers and the risks they endured – to get the just job done…to make a living. Once I got into it – it was the idea of the humanity inside the machine intrigued me the most. "

lyrics

Battle of The Punks and Pushers

Catwalks and bridges.
Drinks and widgets.
Connections and rivets.
The boss man is bitching – oh yeah.

I climb so high
I climb so high
I climb so high
There's only one way I'm coming down

I can hear the punks and pushers all around
I can hear the punks and pushers all around

The heater's hot hand.
The catcher's cool eye
Swearing and the sweat.
The danger and death - oh yeah

I climb so high
I climb so high
I climb so high
There's only one way I'm coming down

I can hear the punks and pushers all around
I can hear the punks and pushers all around
I can hear the punks and pushers all around
I can hear the punks and pushers all around

I feel so high…
I feel Iike I could touch the sky
I ain't never coming down
I ain't never coming down
I ain't never coming down

credits

released September 19, 2023
Lyrics Eugene Ripper
Music Eugene Ripper/Ray Walsh

produced by Eugene Ripper
mixed by Laurence Currie
Master by Noah Minz

license

about

Eugene Ripper

"Volleying between punk, folk and rock Ripper jumps all over each style, stealing from one and reshaping another until he comes up with a unique sound and vibe all his own." Now Magazine

"Ripper puts spikes back in folk music."
Vancouver Province

"Few can turn a couple of chords into something majestic,
Ripper has the gift." Ottawa Citizen ... more

contact / help

Contact Eugene Ripper

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Eugene Ripper, you may also like:

More Sugar
by Sugar Tradition

Driving and fuzzed out rock and roll from the Motor City on the great Feel It Records. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023
go to album
Moongazer
by TENEBRA

Italian stoner powerhouse Tenebra has the heft of Sabbath and the hooks of Saint Vitus in their powerfully imposing tunes. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2022
go to album
Strange, Strange Times
by The Ugly Kings

Combining crooned murder ballads with raw, angsty hard rock hooks, Melbourne's The Ugly Kings are a wrecking crew well worth watching. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2021
go to album
Introducing...
by Aaron Frazer

featured on Bandcamp Radio Dec 8, 2020
go to album
Paradise
by Cold Years

Cold Years, from Scotland, burn through 13 high-octane rock & roll songs that conjure images of factory towns and wide-open roads. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 5, 2020
go to album
"Give Me Freedom" b/w "Shine On"
by Instant Karma!

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 15, 2018
go to album
Downey to Lubbock
by Dave Alvin

Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2018
go to album