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Subject: Re: Greatest American Hero Request
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Date: Mon, 2-Apr-84 13:38:18 EST
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The song you mention is "Eve of Destruction".  It was popular in 1965
and was quite a protest song for its day (I think quite a few stations
refused to play it at the time).  The singer was an ex New Cristy Minstrel
(popular group at the time) name Barry Macguire.

Great song -- it has a lot of excellent social commentary.  BTW, my 
favorite verse is:

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You can bury your dead,
but don't leave a trace,
Hate your next door neighbor,
but don't forget to say grace,
Ah, you don't beleive we're on the Eve of Destruction
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Along the same vein, another of my favorite protest songs, although not 
quite as blatent as EOD is Bob Dylan's "Stuck in Mobile with the Memphis
Blues Again".
                         -- Walt