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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Really powerful work Clifton.

As I was listening to it, I thought to myself that would LOVE to hear an unplugged version of this with just acoustic and harmonica, a la Neil Young.

I mean I love this version, but I can totally hear an acoustic version too.

Great job.


You got me thinking David, I too would love to hear an unplugged version of this, cant think of anyone better than you to pull this off. If you are game please give it a shot, feel free to change anything, tempo , tune, words. You have that style that would match well with this.

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Clifton,
Terrific flashback lyrics that so many will find powerful reminders.
Nice rocking song... I like David`s unplugged version idea to really get this across.

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Awesome tune. Super lyric and excellent delivery. Well done


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Cooooooool!! I remember '69. I was only 12 but that era still made a very strong impression on me. A lot I miss about it. This does a great job of bringing back memories, and has an authentic late 60's sound! Loved it!! Take care. Greg

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Clifton,

You've written and presented a really powerful song, here. I reckon that anyone who listens to it is going to reflect on all that you've said. That's how the musical journey worked for me.

The Vietnam conflict also reached Australia where we had the equivalent of the lottery. This era was a very sad time for so many. I read an article in a local newspaper couple of weeks ago where Vietnamese are still suffering the effects of chemical warfare (agent orange).

Thanks posting this and sharing it with us all.

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Good song, and a subject like this (politics, thought not allowed on the PG forum ?) is something i can relate too, but i doubt this very much:
Originally Posted By: cliftond
... The man on the moon gave a big God sign, The whole world changed in '69 ...

unless you mean it's for the worse ... One of my political ones, still very much actual today: Across the Sea -F

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Originally Posted By: fiddler2007
Good song, and a subject like this (politics, thought not allowed on the PG forum ?) is something i can relate too, but i doubt this very much:
Originally Posted By: cliftond
... The man on the moon gave a big God sign, The whole world changed in '69 ...

unless you mean it's for the worse ... One of my political ones, still very much actual today: Across the Sea -F


Well, I dont think anything in the song is political, just reflecting facts at the time. The man on the moon , was meant to represent the moon landing, Showing that we had stepped up technology to the point of manned space travel to other spheres. Hurricane Camille happened about a month after that. Just a lot of things came about in "69. I saw most of it on TV. I was raised on TV, still love it.

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This is a fantastic tell it like it was song. The backing tracks were great but your vocals and lyrics took it over the top for me.

I had severe asthma back then and I was taking three shots a week for it, causing me to be 1Y for 5 years then 4F. I lost 7 friends during that war with another coming home with bullet wounds and PTSD. Other friends told me about people spitting on them and calling them baby killers. A real sad time in American history.

A fantastic song about that era.

This is a keeper.


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