“Turn It All Around”

November 2, 2020

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Words and music by Debra Barsha and Sheilah Rae (lyrics below)
Sung by Wonu Ogunfowora
Harris M. Turner and Wonu Ogunfowora, backup singers
Accompanied and produced by Taylor Peckham
Debra Barsha and Sheilah Rae recently wrote this empowering and inspirational song, “Turn It All Around,” not only to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage, but as an opportunity to reach female voters for the 2020 election:

TURN IT ALL AROUND

HAND IN HAND TOGETHER
WHEN TWENTY-TWENTY’S HERE
GET OUT AND VOTE NO MATTER WHAT OUR MESSAGE WILL BE CLEAR
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
I GIVE YOU MY WORD
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE AND HAVE YOUR VOICE BE HEARD THEN

LET’S TURN IT ALL AROUND
GO OUT AND DO YOUR PART
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO BREAK THROUGH AND DO WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART
LET’S TURN IT ALL AROUND
AND MAKE THE MADNESS END
TURN IT ALL AROUND
MY FRIEND

THIS IS FOR THE FUTURE
OUR CHILDREN ARE AT STAKE GIVE ‘EM EVERY CHANCE WE CAN LET’S NOT MAKE A MISTAKE LOOK TO TWENTY-TWENTY
TO RIGHT ALL THAT IS WRONG
IF OUR SISTERHOOD IS STRONG THE WORLD WILL COME ALONG SO

LET’S TURN IT ALL AROUND
GO OUT AND DO YOUR PART
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO BREAK THROUGH AND DO WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART
LET’S TURN IT ALL AROUND
AND MAKE THE MADNESS END
TURN IT ALL AROUND
TURN IT ALL AROUND
TURN IT ALL AROUND
MY FRIEND

NO HOLDING BACK, THIS IS A RIGHT WORTH FIGHTING FOR GET OUT AND VOTE, AND LET YOUR POWER SOAR…

LET’S TURN IT ALL AROUND
GO OUT AND DO YOUR PART
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO BREAK THROUGH AND DO WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART
LET’S TURN IT ALL AROUND
AND MAKE THE MADNESS END
TURN IT ALL AROUND
TURN IT ALL AROUND
TURN IT ALL AROUND
TURN IT ALL AROUND
MY FRIEND

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About the Author

Sherry Eaker has been the producer of the annual Bistro Awards since the awards’ inception in 1985. She is the former editor of "Back Stage" and, during her 30-year run, produced panel discussions and workshop events on an ongoing basis, including the programming for Back Stage’s annual Actorfest. She compiled and edited four editions of the "Back Stage Handbook for Performing Artists," and compiled and edited "The Cabaret Artists Handbook." She is a member of the National Theatre Conference and the American Theatre Critics Association (and produced eight of ATCA’s New York weekend conferences). She is an advisor to the boards of both the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition.