HELP ME SHARE IT, O PATRONS, the "blurred lines" mashup is NOW PUBLIC (Patreon)

hello my loves!!!

short story, the blurred lines/rape me video is now public. 

go share the shit out of it, please: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ZDbBsjMt8

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and now....

WHY AM I UP AT 3 AM IN THE MORNING, WORKING AT MY LAPTOP BY CANDLELIGHT?

because it's VIDEO DAY!!!!!!!!!!! i got my ass up extra early so i could post this when the states are awake.

i have a lot to catch you up on (oh my god.....the facebook/internet empire collapsing, the developments in new zealand lockdown, giant life changes exploding all around me, my new-found love of fasting, and my discovery of susanne sundfør....there's a lot to talk about....)

...but for now!!!!

i need to just keep it relatively short and sweet, especially because i really need to focus on WHAT I AM ASKING YOU TO DO:

THE "BLURRED LINES/RAPE ME" VIDEO IS NOW ON YOUTUBE, AND CAN GO PUBLIC!

HELP ME SHARE IT PLEEEEEASE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ZDbBsjMt8

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if you haven't watched it yet, goddamit go watch it.

THEN: go to your social media, your reddits, your facebook groups, your tweetydeck, your what's app threads, your tiktok channel, YOUR EMAIL....dudes, WHEREVER YOU GO TO SHARE THINGS, and SHARE THE SHIT OUTTA IT.

i have a feeling this video is going to resonate with many, many people, especially women (especially in the wake of the new allegations against robin thicke regarding his ACTUAL ACTIVE RAPEY-NESS in the making of the blurred lines video, what a....shocker).

but it also gives this scream that much more, y'know.....meaning.

and....a note about internet sharing, from amanda the person who share a lot of things on the internet:

the best thing you can do is share my social media posts, and add your own reactions, feelings, experiences, and thoughts. that will feed the algorithmic maw of capitalistic facebook and twitter to spread the video to people who wouldn't otherwise come across it. comment everywhere you can. it's extra awesome if you can tell the story of how patronage built this project and made it possible, people don't often hear that sotry.

here's the tweet, i literally just posted it:

https://twitter.com/amandapalmer/status/1445419137883201540?s=20

i just realized there's a small space typo. 

o well. the twitter ship hath sailed.

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and here's the facebook post to share....i only posted it a few minutes ago and it's already had hundreds of shares.

PLEASE ADD TO THE NOISE:

https://www.facebook.com/amandapalmer/posts/410751803773017

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if you're on tumblr, here's the link to share and comment over there: https://amandapalmer.tumblr.com/post/664222976240222208/i-know-you-want-it-the-mashup-of-blurred-lines

i'm going to head to my instagram next and do a little posting and story. 

if you're over there, please comment.

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if you haven't read the original patron-only post about the making of the song, it's here, and if you're gettin' read nerdy about it, here's my EXUBERANT post when we decided to make the leap to try to flip this song public, even though it's a little legally risky. 

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i know i say it all the time, but it bears repeating....

i would not, COULD NOT, make work like this without patronage.

there's just NO WAY TO SELL A SONG LIKE THIS.

i can't put this song on itunes or spotify.

there is no way that i'm going to become the kind of person who takes a concept like this to dove soap and says "hey, i have an idea....", and anyway, that would take months if not years, and i'd have to share creatvei control with some brand, and the work would always be compromised...not to mention, as an artist, i do not like selling other people's shit. 

that's not why i became an artist.

so, i can't "sell" it ANYWHERE.

this project will never "make money".

but it COST money.

and because of the patreon, i had that money.

that is why this patreon is magic, and why i have to constantly remind you:

without you....no this.

(not to mention your positive comments all kicked my ass to do the work and decide to risk making this video public).

so....celebrate with me. i may be the once screaming behind the piano, but we all made this. bask.

and when you share and comment, take pride in being a patron. this work is REAL, PEOPLE. it doesn't happen by magic, it happens by patronage. 

one last time with feeling, here's the plain ol' youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ZDbBsjMt8

go. make me proud.

xxx

a

p.s. because they need it and because their existence inspired this project....i just made a donation of a few thousand bucks to the abortion access frontout of this month's patreon check. THEY NEED THE HELP RIGHT NOW. don't delay.....if you're feeling extra-moved today by this project, you know what to do. make a direct donation. every little bit helps: https://www.aafront.org/ways-to-give2/

------THE STUFF I SAY AT THE END OF EVERY POST————

1. if you are a patron and new to my work, don’t forget your patronage allows you access to ALL of my patreon releases to date. HERE is the link to download my latest big solo record, “There Will Be No Intermission”, and HERE is a link to download the PDF of the art/essay book that goes with it.

2. if you’re a patron reading this post via an email notification, please click through to comment on this post. at the very least, if you’ve read it, indicate that by using the heart symbol. that's always nice for me to see, so i know who's reading.

3. see All the Things (over 150 of them) i've made so far on patreon:

http://amandapalmer.net/things

4. JOIN THE SHADOWBOX COMMUNITY FORUM, find your people, and discuss everything: https://forum.theshadowbox.net/

5. are you new to my music and TOTALLY OVERWHELMED? TAKE A WALK THROUGH AMANDALANDA….we made a basic list of my greatest hits n stuff (at least up until a few years ago, this desperately needs updating) on this lovely page: http://amandalanda.amandapalmer.net/

6. general AFP/patreon-related questions? ask away, someone will answer: patronhelp@amandapalmer.net