Lake Street Dive - Making Do [Official Music Video]

Lake Street Dive - Making Do [Official Music Video]

"Making Do" is about the world that future generations are inheriting. We are all concerned about what is happening to our planet, so the song explores what arises when we consider both our role in it and our responsibility to address it. Hopefully it comes through as a rallying cry to do the best you can with what you have.

Thanks so much to all of our fans, friends and families that spent the time and energy needed to put this video together. Community helps you make-do through the tough times, and this time was no exception! Also shout out to climate champion Ed Markey for gracing us with a cameo. Can you find him? (Scroll down to see the full list of our amazing participants)

"Making Do" produced by Mike Elizondo

Video Editing by Bridget Kearney

Color correction by Jacob Blumenthal

LYRICS

To the next generation,

Merry Christmas

You're working harder than ever now

And the coffee sucks

You know, Colombia and Kenya got too damn hot

And now you’re making do with what you got

Everybody knew

Reading all the same headlines

Blowing through the traffic signs

Looking for the cops

But what could you do?

Can’t you see it clear as glass

Going through it if we crash

But we’re never gonna stop

Killer waves and riots

Coming to the coastline soon

Counting up the new typhoons

Quicker than kilowatts

How could you deny it?

Living like your eyes are shut

I guess it’s hard to be a human, but

It’s even harder to be not

When you’re making do with what you got

Where are all the heroes?

Perfect teeth glistening

Big strong chins

Shooting for the moonshots

Like going 60 to zero

Slowing down, few and far between

Everything true, it seems

Like we forgot

I don’t wanna lie

What do I say to my baby girl

Leaving her with half a world

That we could’ve done a lot?

I just wanna die

If she wants what she can’t become

And she can’t blame anyone

Because it’s no one’s fault

When you’re making do with what you got

You gotta make it do a lot more than ever

And you don't even know what you lost

A perfect paradise of too many guilty pleasures

And you pay the cost, you pay the cost

PARTICIPANTS (In Alphabetical Order)

Akie Bermiss

Amelia Chalfant

Andrew Medlin

Anna Watson

Angel Solorzano

Atticus Belmonte

Austin Javellana

Ben Bomier

Bridget Kearney

Camille Diaz

Christine Gordon

Senator Ed Markey

Elizabeth Alinikoff

Emily Wier

Eric Saindon

Erica Shorb

Gabby Gonzalez

Gabby Gutierrez's pup

Gaby Gonzalez

Gracie Wolff

Genevieve Basile

Greg Purvis

Isabelle Kearney

Izzy Greenberg

Jazmine Henry

Jenn Horowitz

Jugs Jugueta

Julia Cannon

June Millington

Katie Benson

Kenzington Elechko

Keri Palodichuk

Kieran Bruce

Lauren Wustenberg

Lee Madeloni

Lisha Michel

Louis Burgin-Turner

Lyanne Febo

Maddi Greenberg

Mark Steingraeber

Marlana Botnick Fireman

Martin Erbele

Mary Norris

Matty Meyer

Michael Calabrese

Michael Dixon

Michael Howerton

Michael Olson

Naia Kete

Nathan Shorb

Niew Bharyaguntra

Olivia Wolff

Piper Weisensel

Rafal Pustelny

Rebecca Chimwanda

Reese Kaufman

Ren Kedem

Robby Rupple

Roshelle Checkeye

Russell Cripps

Ryan Wyatt

Seraphina Mallon-Breiman

Shannon Shannon

Stacy Kettler

Sydney Horowitz

Tanya Dixon

Tasha Nitschmann

Teddy Riggs

Tilly Calabrese

Ward Cole

Wesley Checkeye

Zia Victoria

Zoe Lemos

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