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Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
Welcome to visitors from The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
"No problem. I'm happy to help."
"How often do you post?" he asks.
"I try to post one entry a day."
"I'd like to post something tonight," he continues, "but I'm not sure I'll have time. I'm not sure that my piece is completed and ready to be posted."
"Well, you know, with the blog, I find that I can start and stop anywhere. It's not really necessary for an entry to be a fully explored and fleshed out idea. This works really well for me; I'm full of little ideas,…
But wow, anyway.
Living With War, by Neil Young.
Whoa: horns and happiness. Is this legal?
CNN interviewer: "You've got one song that's called 'Let's Impeach the President.' What is this song about?"
Neil Young: "Well, it's a song that pretty well follows the title, just with a bunch of reasons. It's a long song."
Once, at a Maxwell's show, guitarist Jon Gonnelli, almost nailed me with one of these rock'n'roll leg kicks.
Reprise
Neil Young figured some young punks would get around to it, but after a couple years waiting, decided to do it himself. What he had in mind was an echo of classic '60s protest songwriting to deal with the current US politcal/war situation: Direct, confrontational, and to the point. Few hidden metaphors or clever double meanings.
You'll either love it or leave it.
Living With War bristles with Young's recurring power-trio sound brought to bear on Zuma, Ragged Glory, and others. Sparks are flying everywhere, and there is no doubt all…