Friday, September 25, 2009

Pittsburgh's G20 Soundtrack, #2

"It's like they want to go back to the '60s," one man who disliked G20 protesters told the Post-Gazette.
Probably the guy's best idea in weeks.

The '60s had so much great music that even the protest song category overflows. Ohio, Fortunate Son, The Times They Are A-Changin', Chicago (We Can Change The World), For What It's Worth, What's Goin' On, Eve of Destruction . . . every one outstanding. And they not only could change the world, but did.

I probably should have saved For What It's Worth for today, but Bob Dylan is always appropriate, especially today. One of the best protest anthems songs, period, you will ever hear, a lyric as timeless as the wind, at #2 on the Pittsburgh G20 soundtrack: 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 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.
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.

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