Same 'ol conflicts many years later. Joni Mitchell "Big Yellow Taxi".

[mmonk]

[Ineeda]

1. Should be Florida's state anthem. n/t

[Geronimoe]

2. Thanks for reminder

Old days when musicians had talent.

[nikto]

3. Songs were actually supposed to MEAN something?

Who knew?

[nikto]

4. Here's a song written by a Japanese group arouind the time of the US Iraq invasion...

As long as we're on the subject of songs that contain Truth...

Pop music confirms, the rest of the world was indeed watching us in those early 2000s---
----Including songwriters in Japan.

"Queen America"
by Cymbals (lyrics below video)

The sweetness of the music belies its sardonic content:

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Here comes Queen America

To punish all the barbarous

Here comes Queen of Peace and Freedom

Leading strong executioners


What a beautiful figure, brighter than sun

It makes people blind

What a beautiful voice, it's clearer than stars

It makes people dumb


The spears fall down on the lake

Fulfilled with tears, tears

Her torch light shines on the earth

Her torch light shines on the earth


How proper the wisdom, your majesty!

It makes monkeys wise

How proper the anger, your majesty!

It lets people die


How long you've been waiting, your majesty

For the order is fair and square

How deep you've been saddened. your majesty

Shines on the earth, shines on the earth.


Here comes Queen America

To punish all the barbarous

Here comes Queen of Peace and Freedom

Leading strong executioners


Here comes Queen America

Down on your knees and praise her, now

Here comes Queen of Peace and Freedom

Ring the bells of peace ahh


Here comes Queen America.....

Here comes Queen America.....