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Originally posted by Islandgirl:
There's another song that is "dated" - Go Go Round - there haven't been go-go girls since the late 60's. That said, I think BDIJ is a great song. When asked about it during the more recent interviews, Gord states he now believes that, as a Canadian, he had no right writing a song on an American issue. I was a 13 yr. old US citizen in 1967. I remember people saying that the riots happened because of the hot weather. I first heard BDIJ when I was around 21 yrs. - certainly more politically sophisticated and able to read between the lines. I was amazed by lyrics and music of BDIJ. I'm glad Gord wrote the song.
-Dorothea
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I can't see why'd he'd feel in such a way assuming he meant no harm. I'm puzzed at why he chose Detroit and not write a song about the US riots in general though I'm aware of the fact Detroit had the worst of it at the time.