Song of the Great Recession
Local Musicians John Munnelly and Christina Lord Develop Award-Winning Song for the Great Recession “The Unemployment Blues” Wins the National Jay Gorney Award From ASCAP "Never thought I'd end up with food stamps to redeem...I've got the blues" Dec 13, 2009 – NEW YORK CITY – They say music is often influenced by the times. For local musician John Munnelly, he took the unemployment strife of his co-writer Christina Lord and turned it into an award-winning song that could truly be called an anthem for the current economic crisis. “People are having a tough time finding a job in this economy and we captured in the song what it feels like to be unemployed,” Munnelly said. “Christina and I wrote a song that speaks to today’s audience but also retains historical echoes to a previous popular song depicting the 1930’s Great Depression.” The original Depression Era anthem “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” written by Jay Gorney and “Yip” Harburg. The American Society of Composer