At 03:08 PM 9/27/01 -0500 Horn, John wrote:
>That's a good choice. Another good choice is Phil Ochs' "The Power and the
>Glory". What a powerful song:
>
>"Here is a land full of power and glory
>Beauty that words cannot recall
>Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
>Her glory shall rest on us all
>
>Yet she's only as rich as the poorest of her poor
>Only as free as the padlocked prison door
>Only as strong as our love for this land
>Only as tall as we stand"
>
>Phil Ochs was a folk singer during the 1960's and wrote many songs about the
>troubles of the times. A contemprorary of Bob Dylan, he never hit it big.
>Unfortunately, he took his own life in 1976. I wonder what songs he would
>have written and what fights he would have fought had he lived.
(*sniff*)
My mom plays that song on her guitar. That one was always my favorite.
JDG
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