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“Universal Soldier” (Buffy Sainte-Marie/The Highwaymen/Donovan/Glen Campbell)

Universal Soldier, Donovan

Even though I am an innately political person with extremely strong views, I try to keep politics out of this blog. That isn’t always possible, however, because much of the music of the past sixty years has been overtly political. Think Bob Dylan (“The Times They Are a Changin’“), Marvin Gaye (“What’s Going On“), Edwin Starr (“War“), Creedence Clearwater Revival…

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“Michael” (The Highwaymen)

Michael, the Highwaymen

This week is all about songs with a person’s name in the title, and today’s thus-titled classic song of the day is “Michael” by the Highwaymen. You might know it better as “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,” and it’s been covered by many artists since its birth as a Black American spiritual way back in the 1860s. (That’s right, the…

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