Wasteland of the Free
The protest song on her most political album.
Iris DeMent, from The Way I Should (1996)
- Written by
- Iris DeMent
- Released
- 1996
- Length
- 5:13
- Album
- The Way I Should
It is track three of The Way I Should, her most political album, and its protest song. Randy Scruggs produced the album, and on this track Bekka Bramlett, Billy Burnette and Russ Taff sing background vocals, John Jennings plays six-string bass and DeMent plays acoustic guitar. It runs 5:13. It was released as a single.
More songs by Iris DeMent
Our Town, Let the Mystery Be, Sing the Delta
Sources
- The Way I Should, Wikipedia
- Iris DeMent, Wikipedia
- The Way I Should (Warner Bros. 9 46188-2), Discogs
- Wasteland of the Free (SecondHandSongs work), SecondHandSongs