An Anthem For Bleached Assholes Displaced to Oakland

The post title might be downplaying the significance of this AV extravaganza, but take into consideration Persia's “Google Google Apps Apps”:

Yes, it's a song about gentrification—a word I promised myself I suspend using ever since the Chronicle's resident whatshisface Carl Nolte started casually dropping it into articles.  But in spite of the ever-increasing tediousness of the subject matter, Persia delights: catchy hook, catchier tune, humor in the face of displacement, and humping the Bay Bridge.

Persia described the song's backstory to the Bay Guardian back in May:

It all began a few weeks ago, when I received an invite via facebook to “Save Esta Noche,” the only gay Latino bar in SF (where I perform every Saturday at 7pm and 11:30pm with Mitzy Lee, Vicky Jimenez and Lulu). Apparently the bar was in trouble, they had lapsed on some of their bills and the bar was on the verge of closing… All while getting ready to be un-employed from my current job, SFMOMA, when it closes for remodeling.

Facing unemployed from possibly two places had me on edge. My stress level was at a maximum. However, it wasn't until I saw my friends perform at the Eagle, Daddies Plastik (San Cha, Vain Hein, Tyler Holmes), that it dawned on me, “I should write a song, and have my friends help me.” Lately, the Black Glitter Collective (a group of artists and homies I'm in) have all been facing troubling life events; from couch surfing to having problems with our landlords, to losing jobs, having work hours cuts, moving to the East Bay, etc. So, as Daddies Plastik performed their last song, I wrote down lyrics on my phone. I wanted the song to be silly and in your face.

The SF Weekly calls it “an instant classic” and BetaBeat declares it “will be stuck in your head forever.”  We couldn't agree more.

Comments (4)

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

PERFECT IN EVERY WAY

I keep getting an error message in chrome. Co-inky-dink?

A great example of using creativity to fight mediocrity. or something like that.