Broad and High
B&H Presents: "The Chicken or The Rent" by Paisha Thomas
Clip: Season 7 Episode 12 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Paisha Thomas brings a soulful mix of folk, blues, funk, rock and gospel to the studio.
The music of Paisha Thomas is a soulful mix of folk, blues, funk, rock and gospel. She joined us in the studio accompanied by Stan Smith (guitar), Tony McClung (drums) and Will Strickler (bass) to perform The Chicken & The Rent, a story of a young mother facing the financial struggles of raising her children.
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Broad and High is a local public television program presented by WOSU
Production of Broad & High is funded in part by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Columbus State Hospitality Management Program and viewers like you!
Broad and High
B&H Presents: "The Chicken or The Rent" by Paisha Thomas
Clip: Season 7 Episode 12 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The music of Paisha Thomas is a soulful mix of folk, blues, funk, rock and gospel. She joined us in the studio accompanied by Stan Smith (guitar), Tony McClung (drums) and Will Strickler (bass) to perform The Chicken & The Rent, a story of a young mother facing the financial struggles of raising her children.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipShe takes the night shift on Fridays To make up for the work she missed For basketball, and tumble class and spelling bees To make three happy kids They don't pretend to notice How she paint's their story golden They trust in her that she will work it out Because they know her stable shoulders And suburbs trade for safety weighed A coin she thought she had to spin She weighs the cost and she makes the choice Is it the chicken or the rent He wrangles his mind in each moment Trying to silence all the voices The doctor got a remedy but not today Because the price is more than what he can pay He don't pretend to notice Anybody's frozen shoulder He trusts his world to be safe and worry free While his mama works to make it be And suburbs feign convenience gained On tomorrow's borrowed dividends They weigh the cost and they make the choice Is it the chicken or the rent One day there won't be a this or a that Poor people rising up we fighting back Mama don't you worry 'cause tis tide is turning' Pretty soon we gonna get the chicken and the rent I said and!
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I said and!
The Journey Mural at the Graduate Columbus Hotel
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Clip: S7 Ep12 | 4m 32s | An homage to the immigrant journey and the Columbus' reputation as a welcoming community (4m 32s)
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Preview: S7 Ep12 | 31s | Learn the story behind the Short Norths 11-story mural, and Paisha Thomas performs (31s)
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