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| Billy Joel – Leningrad Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Amazingly powerful song; genius from a rocker. Musically, this song is stunning because the construction adds so much to the lyrics. Note that the passages dedicated to the USSR are written in (D) Major, a key of joy and optimism, while the passages on the good ol' USA are in D Minor. Where is the retrospective pathos and tragedy in this song? Brilliant. |
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival – Who'll Stop the Rain? Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Bennetit is a Republican. This is about Viet Nam. Our war there went on for 15 years; yes, rain is a metaphor for the rain of bombs and terror poured onto those people; "Virginia" is a beach outside Saigon; five year plans, and new deals were empty promises and smoke screens politicians put up to promote the war and keep it going....we obviously didn't learn a damn thing from this tragedy. We don't know or care about our own hisory, much less that of those our government calls "enemies". |
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