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Letter: Songs for our times

By Michael Roll, Vancouver
Published: September 10, 2024, 6:00am

Lately I’ve been reading more and more about political candidates using various artists’ music without permission. And the artists don’t like it. I get it. The artist created the music and it’s their right to decide when and where it should be played.

That got me to thinking about the upcoming presidential debate, and what songs might represent the mood leading up to that event. So, in the spirit of the political season, I went back to the 1960s to create a playlist for the debate. My Top 10 selections are:

10. “For What It’s Worth” (Buffalo Springfield); 9. “Revolution” (The Beatles); 8. WAR (What Is It Good For)” (Edwin Starr); 7. “Gimme Shelter” (The Rolling Stones); 6. “HELP!” (The Beatles); 5. “Blowin’ In The Wind” (Bob Dylan); 4. “We Gotta Get Outta This Place” (The Animals); 3. “Eve Of Destruction” (Barry McGuire); 2. “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” (Peter, Paul, and Mary); 1. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (The Rolling Stones).

Feel free to create your own playlists. While any of my selections might or might not be appropriate at any time during the debate, when it’s all over I intend to queue up John Lennon’s “Imagine” and reflect on possibilities yet to come.

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