Title: The Song That Made Me Cry When I Was Little Source:
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"It is like a trance. So what can break a trance? The only thing that can break the trance is the light of truth." ~ Canadian Philosopher John McMurtry as he comments on the psychological warfare that has afflicted us all
"It is like a trance. So what can break a trance? The only thing that can break the trance is the light of truth." ~ Canadian Philosopher John McMurtry as he comments on the psychological warfare that has afflicted us all
Heres mine its for those of us who in 70's thought talk of love and freedom would win over those who wanted war we were dreamers this is about those of us who meet in the Sad Cafe
Out in the shiny night, the rain Was softly falling The tracks that ran down the boulevard had All been washed away
Out of the silver light, the past came softly calling And I remember the times we spent Inside the sad cafe
This is 'The House You Live In' by Gordon Lightfoot, embedding disabled. It has been a favorite of mine for decades.
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
This is early Lightfoot if you ever wondered what he sounded like as a new, young singer songwriter.
It is a tear jerker in the 60s and 70s country song sense the way he produced and sang it.
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
You disappointed me, I was expecting Seasons In The Sun.
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
Vietnam: Fought to a draw. We lost 58,000 men. The estimated total of North and South Vietnamese military and civilian deaths ranges somewhere between 2 to 4 million depending on source.
Korea: Fought to a draw. We lost 36,000 men. The estimated total of North and South Korean, and Chinese military and civilian deaths ranges somewhere between 3 to 3.5 million depending on source.
Iraq and Afghanistan: Will be fought to a draw. Who knows what the totals will be, but we will have lost 5 to 10k men, and it's not impossible to imagine that the number of Iraqis and Afghanis killed will be in the millions.
It seems to me that these are not wars, but planned genocides, with both sides in on the gig, and our troops the patsies. We are vying for the title of genocidal champions of the world.
Yep, I am a folk music lover and country music resonate with it I like allot.
I recommend an early album called "If you could read my mind" which originally was titled, "Sit down Young stranger," which is his far and above best anti- war song. The song on divorce made the charts and took the album's title from a better song, so it goes.
But the reason I mention it is it is a really unusually good album that remains a favorite of mine. And my first copy I got from the store had the original title as I bought it as a new work.
I am a long time fan of Gordon Lightfoot's work and singing. I saw him here in Eugene the summer of 2007 and I am glad he is still with us. He is a human treasure, a singer songwriter extraordinare.
The above embed is from that album, and the one below is that Vietnam war era anti-war song.
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
what a gorgeous video. i love lavender. plum/purple and all its variations is my favorite color. in fact, i don't allow my landscaper to plant any other color flowering shrubs in my yard.
When we were moving back from CA in 1985 we stopped in Lafayette, LA for a month and I gigged with the keyboardist from my former band there. He also had a standing gig every year at one of the many outside fairs there and he took his Yamaha Baby Grand Piano to the job. (A heavy instrument but worth it)
Well, when he and those seasoned country players (backing a local "star"-Pee Wee Thibodeaux or somebody) did LAST DATE I was so blown away that I talked about for hours after.
There was just enough ambient reverb (I was actually behind the stage) and the piano sound was so great that it just knocked me out!
What a song. It was always a pleasant melody but it never affected me like that!