I like how there are all these musical influences maybe from your angry youth smoothed over by the matching dogs and lawns and minivans but then splattering out again and again. There’s all that energy of being part of the band or the protest movement and the tender uncertainty about whether this is the right thing to do.

Love the way this came together from all of you. You can hear the individual contributions but the blend together into a single, comprehensive whole. It's a powerful lyric, rallying, honest and empathetic and written from a unique voice. The way the harmonies come together in the chorus makes it feel like a community effort. Great work!

Definitely feeling the Ben Folds here with a hint of Rage. This is such a clever song. I did chuckle at the soccer Mom line though.

Oh this is so COOL. Absolutely love how it goes from a ballad to an angry blown-out speaker yell. The instrumentation in this is absolute fire. The lyrics are so great, giving voice to a section of society not typically known for its anti-establishment views. Really nicely done, all!

First off, one thing I love about FAWM is discovering new little collectives like yours: people who create together and spark off of each other. It's another side to the fun of collaborating with people I've never met and probably never will. Second, I like trumpet -- or any real brass in a song. No matter how good the samplers, they can't transmit the humanity of a live instrument. The rolling toms are anthemic, and the buzzy bass and distorted megaphone vocals of the chorus vocals are just right for the anger -- maybe more, frustration -- of the lyrics. Will a protest song do any good? How do you fight The Machine (as Paul Kingsnorth has called it) when you yourself are a cog or oil can for it? We can't all be Wendell Berry -- can we?

Wow! This is very special in a really good way! I love when the chorus explodes!

Love the shout/sung rockin-the-suburbs portion! That distorted bass totally evokes early Ben Folds for me.

#suburbanprotestsongs

With a title like this, I just had to see what the deal was. This is so funny in a very sad way. Wow that change is really serious! Explodes at the listener in a great way. This music really has that feeling of nearly bursting in the verse, but then it really does in the chorus! Very well done to accentuate that energy of the lyrics! I'm sure that some would be very offended by this--as they are living it, but I love it!

Easily among the top 10 songs I’ve heard on FAWM this year. That descending progression with the inverted A chord plus the distortion in the chorus - wow. Parenthood is antithesis AND action.

Great collaboration. Great transition between the verses and chorus.

woah! y'all have been busy! it's funny, when this started it felt kind of awkward to me with the vibe and instrumentation feel a little at odds with the lyrics... but then it kinda hit me: that's kinda the point! you don't have to be a soccer mom to feel a bit at odds about what to do or say in such... fucked up times?

btw, way to belt the choruses with the megaphone/CB mic aesthetic. i've wanted to try that but generally not brave enough. 😅

it really does sound like a sax; huh.. how cool is that! lots of tasty distortion here; strong melody and that chorus.. earworm! I was thinking coldplay at the very start but then.. NOPE ! that’s a good thing hehehe; well done all!

The BF5 comes through really effectively here with that fuzz bass. And yeah, a very relatable sentiment.

This is great! I love the tension build in the verse with the jump to that fantastic chorus. The image of suburban life - and the cognitive dissonance - are exactly right. We need more suburban protest songs like this!

Really well done all around!

Great piano opening. Wonderful singing and then BOOM the chorus jumps out and hits my ears with in your face lyrics....then followed by that tasty trumpet ...this has it all for my taste! Winner

Love the point-of-view here, not what you would expect, but totally believable. I really like the drone-bass sound and the driving groove - excellent drumming. That totally sounds like trumpet to me, and is very good. And the contrasting sections in dynamics is very effective, as the rhythmic contrast in that driving chorus. An enjoyable listen!

I really like the smooth-flowing piano and trumpet accents against the frantic melody and singing. Great contrasts!

compelling idea, to write a protest song from the point of view of a soccer mom. it would make a winning idea for a serio-comic film, and the casting would be a dream.. susan sarandon, meryl streep, angela bassett, diane keaton. and so many others...it would be a box office hit and then a netflix staple.

You had me at “shout-singing” 🤣. I love the live horns, the distorted vocals, and that descending thing in the chorus definitely has the Ben Folds thing happening! And these lyrics are asking all the parental questions raging in my brain, too…

@disarming thanks for the amazing feedback! As just the lyrics writer I was blown away with what the musicians did with my words! I listened to this like a dozen times already!!!

This is cool as hell. Quite the production! Happy yet tough! Amazingly real and relatable. Thanks you for creating this fantastic song!