Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Take Five: ... U-2 for Obama and Dr. King





2 comments:

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Tamerlane said...

hypocrite bono and U2 are passe. Only writing songs about issues that have gone to past and in the safe zone, and not as they happen. Still protecting their paychecks and "running into the arms os america" coccooned in the lemon spaceship of wealth n fame.

Dylan on the otherhand, Now thats a Jew with self respect and much admired. Writing songs that reflects the turmoils of the change.

Blowin' In The Wind
"How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind."

Blowin in the wind, Times they are changin, Hurricane,god on our side, & maters of war are songs for all generations and its a shame Dylan wasnt one of the performers at the inaugural concert.

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