“SSS Protest Song”
by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights
2006 song
Sky Sunlight Saxon begins his 2006 "SSS Protest Song" by extended growling and barking like a dog: you know we’re going to be in for a good time on this one. In fact, the Tyrants In The House track is a song of defiance against anyone who would seek to take away someone else’s freedom. And in usual Sky Saxon fashion, the lyrics have a child-like simplicity merged with an artless directness that manages to build up to something greater than its parts would suggest.
A man appears at Sky’s door with a summons; Sky at first refuses to move but accepts the paper because “it’s from the court, you know.” Then, the state tries to limit how much “green” he can grow… but he claims to know his rights as laid out in the Constitution. So he takes his dogs to the local church to ask for a place to stay but is spurned by the “dope” of a Pope. All of these episodes make him decide to “groove” instead of move. A story never had a goonier ending.
Sky seems proud of himself on "SSS Protest Song" and of the narrative he achieved. The simple but twisted hard-rock backing of musician and co-conspirator Ken Dembinski is the perfect backdrop for Sky to do his thing and he responds well to it. One need look no further for insight into Sky’s aimless marijuana-smoke individualistic streak than "SSS Protest Song".
