Red fragments
on
the highway;
down
there
where the
sun
is too hot.
Watch it
frame
by frame
over
and over
lest we
forget
and how
can we
forget
the day
hate
gunned
down
faith.
(c) Rob Goldstein 1985
An Anniversary of Death
Red fragments
on
the highway;
down
there
where the
sun
is too hot.
Watch it
frame
by frame
over
and over
lest we
forget
and how
can we
forget
the day
hate
gunned
down
faith.
(c) Rob Goldstein 1985
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That song just made me feel like crying.
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It does that to me too….It’s hard to believe we went from that kind of heartfelt gratitude to men who gave their lives to make a better world to the cynical celebration of hate that we get from Fox News
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This is so powerful
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Thanks you….
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What words, Robert. You always have a hand to post just the perfect song in addition to them. That all goes very deep. Beautiful song!
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It’s such a heartfelt song.
I’m leery of posting songs like this because I don’t want to my intention
taken for nostalgia. It would be easy to for a modern ear raised on the
anti-progressive propaganda of Fox News to dismiss the song as sappy.
But this long is like a snapshot of the emotional tone of an era.
In this case an era when the people of the U.S. and large portions of the rest
of the World had faith in our leaders and in our system of government.
According to Wiki Abraham, Martin and John ranked as follows in 1968:
Canada RPM 100 -#1
New Zealand (Listener) #12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #4
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary #8
U.S. Billboard R&B #32
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 #2
These numbers clearly suggest that the resonated with the people of the time
who agreed they they tried to do some
good for you and me.
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It is amazing how much you know, Robert! Valuable information which make think. Yes, so many were there who not only pretended but also did good for all and not only for their own ego!
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Yes…If I have to live in an imperfect culture composed of flawed people I’d rather they have a sense of vision and a sense of right and wrong. Our biggest problem in the states is a cynical ruling class that has no sense of responsibility.
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Unfortunately it appears that way!
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