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Written on the eve of the TUC "March for the alternative" back in 2011, inspired by the Arab Spring and dedicated to the Occupy movement and DPAC, this was the closing number of "Confessions of a Toytown Revolutionary" my first one-man show about changing the world.

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Step it up!

Well we marched against apartheid, and we marched against the bomb
We marched all round these city streets 'til we were back where we started from
We marched against the poll tax, and we marched against the war
We've marched for many miles and until our feet were sore
And we've marched against the nazis, and marched against the cuts
But now I think that it's time to

Step it Up! Step it up! Step it up! Step it up!

Well we marched for the miners and we marched for women's rights
Some marches ended in celebration and some ended in fights
We've marched in the sunshine, we've marched in the pouring rain
Sometimes we'd come back next week and march all over again
And we've marched in solidarity, sometimes we've marched in love
But now I think that it's time we

Step it up! Step it up! Step it up! Step it up!

And we'll keep on marching, the same old songs sing
But if we'd only walk the walk like we talk the talk,
Who knows what that may bring

Step it up! Step it up! Step it up! Step it up! Step it up!

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from TRICKLE​-​DOWN, released October 27, 2020
Dave Thorpe - Guitar and vocals
Ben Fox - Vocals
Grace Cookey Gam - Vocals
Olivia Mace - Vocals
Tania Rodrigues - Vocals
Tim Block - Vocals

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Dave Thorpe and The Slam London, UK

Dave Thorpe is an East London based singer-songwriter.
The Slam are some South London friends he enlisted to make his songs sound better, namely
Ben Fox
-trumpet/vocals
Clare Perkins
Grace Cookey Gam
Olivia Mace
Tania Rodrigues
Tim Block
-vocals
& featuring Jeff Harding as Pilgrim.
All songs recorded at RMS studios by Andy Le Vien.
Spoken words recorded Studio 301
Mixed & mastered by Ross Burman. ... more

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