Many musicians have written songs about Williamsburg or filmed music videos in areas of Williamsburg.
Among the many is Dan Melchior who wrote a song titled “Williamsburg, Brooklyn” for his 2009 album “Thankyou Very Much.” The song focuses on the changes of Williamsburg after being gentrified. The rent increases, people move out, Starbucks move in.
Dan Melchior Und Das Menace – Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Lyrics
It’s a revolution, it’s a happening,
Tell all your friends back in Delaware
If they come to Williamsburg, Brooklyn
They need to wear ironic flowers in their hair
Chorus
*All these painters who don’t paint any pictures
All these musicians who don’t write any songs
Let’s relocate them to ghettos in the city
The Starbucks will pop out before long*
All your friends from Rolling star magazine
They always like to cover all ears
By the time they put the story on the covers
Everybody worth knowing will have moved
All these painters who don’t paint any pictures
All these musicians who don’t write any songs
Let’s relocate them to ghettos in the city
The Starbucks will pop up before long
Oh you old-time tenant, pack your bags:
The rents are gonna rise too high for you
A trust fund buys a lot of goods on strings
Repeat Chorus *
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