Story Behind The Song

Austin Tx is facing rapid change with the arrival influx of the tech industry in town. Former gritty streets that used to have cool mom and pop shops, music clubs, and affordable eats have all been wiped off the map or pushed out of town. Usually with few batting an eye. Gentrification is rampant, is it a disease, does it help? Probably a little of both until it teeters towards becoming so unaffordable that regular working class folk can't afford to live in what was once a more regular town.

Song Description

Chili Peppers meets Hendrix meets New Orleans with Texas fuzzy guitars

Lyrics

Lost a job at the Austin Motel
What comes next is hard to tell
When the funky old neighbors are forced to sell
And digital collectors
Buy the whole damn town
With a swipe of the stripe
A QR code
Or that crazy lil thing called Venmo
Rent goes up
Funk goes down
Making it hard
For the homeless downtown

Where's the funk in the neighborhood
Where's the funk in the neighborhood

Walk on down Congress Avenue
For riverfront property with a view
Pay no mind all the pricey shops
That pushed out all the weird mom and pops
For a patio seat
An expensive drink
And a taste of
Current hi tech daydreams
Rent goes up
Funk goes down
Making it hard
For the homeless downtown

Where's the funk in the neighborhood
Where's the funk in the neighborhood