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Since I first heard this tune as models sashayed down the catwalk in Korto Momolu's collection (Season 5 of Project Runway), I couldn't get it out of my head - nor could I find it. Sure I came across cryptic leads here and there, but the actual song was nowhere to be found. On one message board, there was mention of a joshua and a song called "binti". Being the stubborn person that I am, I continued to search every once in a while and I finally found it!

Binti makes you move for sure, but the message is serious (corporate welfare, world epidemics, et al). Honestly though, isn't this what many of us do over the weekend, party to forget it all (whatever "it" may be)? Literally, we dance our troubles away - if only for a little while.

Check the song and lyrics below. (purchase here)

"Binti"

Woke up this morning with my

mind stayed on freedom

and it doesn't matter

what the people they say

woke up this morning with my

mind stayed on freedom

and it, it doesn't matter

what the people they sayin' about me

Go run and tell your mother

your sister friend and brother

my tears are dried and gone

my heart is turned to stone and

I'm gonna dance these troubles away

(repeat)

Halliburton, Enron, Caterpillar, Acxiom, Blackwater

pulling guns

trigger happy

killing sons

Politicians, them got

so much money for war

Hungry babies dying

All over the world

Epidemic HIV

Rising price of gasoline

when you're poor, you suffer

Feel the heat of summer

Then you freeze in winter

Come lets dance these troubles away

(repeat)

I'm gonna dance these troubles away

(repeat)

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