Story Behind The Song

After a career of being a musician on the road, very healthy I came down with MS and learned about the horrors happening to many of our disabled, I have lived some of them. Because of this I make a lot of NOISE at the capital on TV and radio. Firefalls well known Guitarist Jock Bartley adds his lead guitar and support to this song. Also, Mark Gilligan from Dublin who has MS plays whistle and backup vocals, Michael Olson on Bass has MS.

Song Description

A woman diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) wants change in the way our society and government deals with the disabled. Promoting quicker stem cell research. Changes to make more humane treatment including nursing homes and promoting staying at home.

Lyrics

MAKE SOME NOISE
written by Linda Storey copyright 2008

Long ago the doctor told me, I had a disease.
Getting weak, getting dizzy, losing energy.
"I don't know just what to tell you, MS is a ruthless thing.
It can move so slow that you hardly notice, take your legs or your eyes can't focus."
MS is a ruthless thing.

Years ago I read the paper, they had cured a mouse.
They had used stem cells to do this, I could hope at last.
Then they tied the doctor's hands, they did not understand.
There are brilliant people living in this world, let them work they will find the cure
stop the suffering.

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Let's make some noise, there is a better way.
Make some noise, believe it every day
and make some noise!

Today a husband took his wife to the nursing home.
He thought because her legs were weakened she couldn't be alone.
Why do we want to segregate the able from the frail?
Though her legs were weak her mind was strong.
Time for us to right this wrong
and stop the suffering

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Don't you know that she's all alone in the nursing home?
There's nothing there to hold her dreams.
The girls that work there, they don't live there.
Send them to her home that's what she pleads.

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