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JC BIGFOOT
- JC BIGFOOT
- FT. EMA
My name is Jonathan Christie and my stage name is JC BIGFOOT. I am a activist for Palestine, a rapper and singer/songwriter. I write songs about social injustice and how we need equality and human rights for all. I have been songwriting for 7 years.
I have written 2 songs for Palestine to raise awareness and to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.
I campaign for Palestine in Scotland with the SPSC- scottish Palestine solidarity campaign and I stand with Palestine Everyday.
I perform my Palestinians songs regularly at protests, open mics and sometimes gigs.
The featured artist is Emma grant and her stage name is EMA. She is a very talented vocalist and singer/songwriter also. We met at hip hop school in Aberdeen, Scotland and she is also a supporter of the Palestine cause, the movement for their freedom and helps raise awareness on social media.
I wrote this song To tackle the mainstream media bias including the BBC who are showing Eurovision here in the uk. They have dehumanised Palestinians and other people from arab countries for many decades, shown bias towards Israel and shown double standards around support for Ukraine in their war with Russia and not shown the same support for Palestine who are been subjected to a genocide.
This song is to show the world Palestinians are human, the strength and Resilience they have in the face of the genocide being committed by Israel. This song also celebrates the jobs and skills Palestinians do.
I have been heavily involved in campaigning for Palestine especially in the last 7 months. I would listen extensively to speeches, go to meetings on Palestine, read books and watch lots of videos.
I developed the chorus first around the humanity of Palestinians which is often forgotten about.
Then I wrote the first verse about mainstream media bias and how Palestinians are portrayed. Exposing The lies in the media propaganda.
I then did further research about the jobs Palestinians do and skills that they have. This took hours to fit the words that rhyme into the right place.
I followed this by writing the 3rd verse which shows the strength and Resilience of Palestinians. After I completed the songwriting process I went to the studio and recorded the first mix of the song.
I then listened back to the song and thought it was missing something.
I Then asked my friend Emma- stage name EMA if she would like to help with the song and she was fully on board with the message of the song. She came to the studio to record vocals for the chorus and also backing vocals for the song. I knew with her strong voice she would help enhance the song.
Over 3 studio sessions at musical vision in Aberdeen and with lots of help from our producer Rocha who produced the track for us, spent time mixing and offering his expertise.
The song has been released on bandcamp with all money being raised going to medical aid for Palestinians. It is also available on most streaming services like youtube and Spotify.
As artists we can use our voice to call out injustices in the world. Free free palestine.
Song Title: They Are Human
They Are Human – JC BIGFOOT ft. EMA
[Verse 1]
Think of the children orphaned in Gaza
Forced to grow up without a mother and a father
Been forgotten by
The propaganda
Telling you an Israeli life is important, but a Palestinian’s doesn’t matter
That Israelis are killed but Palestinians died from a natural disaster
But this isn’t true, it’s fake news
They do matter
That’s someone’s father, mother
Someone’s son and someone’s daughter
There not just merely a number
But they have been dehumanised
The TV telling you a Palestinian’s life doesn’t equal an Israeli life
But don’t be fooled by all these media lies
It’s all to deflect from our government’s war crimes
Air strike after air strike
But they can’t hide
They’re committing slaughter right in front of our eyes documented online worldwide
And genocidal Joe, how many more have to die
Before you stop funding this genocide
[Chorus]
They are human
Why can’t you see
They are human
Just like you and me
They are human
With hopes and dreams
Ripped away by colonial greed
They are human (x2)
With so much to give
So let every Palestinian live
[Verse 2]
They are the professors, the doctors
The construction workers
They are the courageous nurses
The medics
The surgeons operating without anaesthetic
The academics
The poets, the singers, the dabke dancers
The weavers
Making your keffiyehs, the chefs
The heroic journalists risking their lives to bring you the evidence
They are
The talented artists
All dealing with the most unimaginable of hardships
They are the activists standing up against 75 years of injustice
So we must keep sharing
Never stop caring
Keep campaigning until there is fairness
And until they have some happiness
[Chorus 2]
They are human
Why can’t you see
They are human
Just like you and me
They are human
With hopes and dreams
Ripped away by colonial greed
They are human (x2)
With so much to give
So let every Palestinian live
[Verse 3]
They are some of the most resilient people that I have ever met
With such unbelievable
Strength
So
If you are still sitting on the fence
Try seeing things through a Palestinians lens
What if it was your family, what if it was your friends
Would you not do all you could
To bring this an end (x2)
[Chorus]
They are human
Why can’t you see
They are human
Just like you and me
They are human
With hopes and dreams
Ripped away by colonial greed
They are human (x2)
With so much to give
So let every Palestinian