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April 28, 2025 11:32 am  #31


Re: Political songs

One last  swipe at this for me XTC Generals and Majors. They had some excellent 45's, some with picture sleeves. Also loved their Kinks-like social commentary songs like Respectable Street and Making Plans for Nigel.



 


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April 29, 2025 12:08 pm  #32


Re: Political songs

Fitz wrote:

One last  swipe at this for me XTC Generals and Majors

 

A final swing at this for me, as well:

It's Only Make Believe" by the late, great Harold Jenkins


D.D.
 

 

April 29, 2025 12:17 pm  #33


Re: Political songs

not a political song, but...



 

 

April 29, 2025 1:19 pm  #34


Re: Political songs

Dicky Doo wrote:

Fitz wrote:

One last  swipe at this for me XTC Generals and Majors

 

A final swing at this for me, as well:

It's Only Make Believe" by the late, great Harold Jenkins


D.D.
 

Well there is that definitely with politicians and even 60's counter culture posers with love beads and flowers but it was mostly fun and there there were many true believers in the cause and maybe not make belief.

Learned something new from the above post.  Conway Twitty's real name.





 

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April 30, 2025 9:40 am  #35


Re: Political songs

Fitz wrote:

Dicky Doo wrote:

Fitz wrote:

One last  swipe at this for me XTC Generals and Majors

 

It's Only Make Believe" by the late, great Harold Jenkins


D.D.
 

Learned something new from the above post.  Conway Twitty's real name.




 

You have a say in the tunes that are seldom played

 

April 30, 2025 6:56 pm  #36


Re: Political songs

Dicky Doo wrote:

Fitz wrote:

Dicky Doo wrote:

It's Only Make Believe" by the late, great Harold Jenkins


D.D.
 

Learned something new from the above post.  Conway Twitty's real name.




 

You have a say in the tunes that are seldom played

Not entirely sure about how much airplay the tunes I recomended get these days on terrestrial radio but many were from well known artists but some are sadly missing from regular radio now.

I posted Incense and Peppermints mostly for the paisley wardrobes as "make belief" came up but the word politics is there in the lyrics. The song and the image is quintessential summer of love and even though Frank Zappa would have railed against both as faux counter-culture I think it's great song and the Nehru Jackets were all part of the show.

The song was never mixed or released in true stereo. The lead singer was not even in the group but simply a 17 year old friend who happened to be in the studio at the time.   The music was written by two group members who were not credited on the record. One of those two, Ed King, was in Lynyrd Skynyrd and he was responsible for the opening guitar lick on Sweet Home Alabama. A song mentioned by Lorne in this thread.

I like the vocals on the song. Somehow they remind me of the vocals on the garage rock wonder Liar Liar by the Castaways. The scream and dancer make the video:





 


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Yesterday 12:19 am  #37


Re: Political songs

Forward Power wrote:

Dion's "Abraham, Martin & John".

If you choose this one please play the Moms Mabley version - from 1969. It's much more moving....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFIYVDrFphg

 

 

Yesterday 12:35 am  #38


Re: Political songs

....and just for fun here's a recent release of the great Buffalo Springfield song....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Ba3b-wBut8s&feature=youtu.be

 

Yesterday 12:03 pm  #39


Re: Political songs

Marsden wrote:

Forward Power wrote:

Dion's "Abraham, Martin & John".

please play the Moms Mabley version - from 1969. It's much more moving....

 

bingo!