Peter Leidy is a case manager (I think that’s what it said, anyway) who writes song parodies about the disability service system, from several perspectives. I think he also writes political songs, but I haven’t heard them before and haven’t been too interested because they’re all about Wisconsin. So far I have his first two “human serviceland” CDs, but not his third. The first one is very good, the second one varies from very good to almost painfully naive-sounding (I can’t tell if it’s ironic or if he really feels that way about those topics), and the third I haven’t heard yet.
Anyway, I found out he’s got some free MP3s out there on the same page he’s got some of his CDs for sale on. And one of them “I Am Gonna Write You Up,” I don’t know what perspective it’s intended to be written from, but it reminds me of the worst kind of power-tripping staff (many of whom are probably blissfully unaware that they are power-tripping at the time, and who think they do an excellent job, and may even be thought by others to do an excellent job and be “good with Those People” and so forth).
It reminds me of the time I, for instance, got written up simultaneously as violent (without having actually touched anyone), AWOL (while being an adult allowed to leave any place any time I wanted to), and trespassing (for being physically unable to stop walking until I literally walked straight into someone’s fence, which was not at all trespassing under the law of the area I was in at the time). I was finally decided not to be punishable for those things, after other witnesses (as well as physical evidence) made it clear that I hadn’t done what those words said I’d done (although there were attempts to slander one of them as well, she was described by the writing-up person as a “renegade staff” o_O — presumably because she, at the time, told the person to stop getting in my face and screaming at me, and listen to what I was saying).
And it’s a great song, so you might want to try downloading it.
Lyrics behind the “more”, for anyone who can’t hear it or can’t make out the words.
I Am Gonna Write You Up
Peter Leidy (parody of “What a Wonderful World”), Free Download Here
I see you under me
Me over you
I love to tell you
What to do
And I think to myself
“I’m gonna write you up…”
Each little thing I don’t like
I’m happy to cite
Exert control
All the day and night
And I say to myself
“I’m gonna write you up…”
You looked at me funny
You were two minutes late
You wear ugly shoes
That I can’t tolerate
The way I show you
How important I can be
Is to constantly remind you
You’re subordinate to me
I made up my mind
Don’t give me no lip
The boss of you is on a
Power trip
So I say to your face
“I am writing you up…”
I scream in your face
“I am writing you up…”
Oh yeah