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Oh, Linda · 03-23-2009, 10:26 PM

While commuting home from work today I was channel surfing across XM Satellite Radio when I heard the unmistakable drum beat of "Black Day in July" playing on XM15, The Village.

"Why can't we all be brothers, why can't we live in peace...." Gordon implores through my speakers. Am I the only one who thinks those lyrics ring as true today as they did back then?

Most U.S. radio stations banned the song not long after its release. And yet this evening I found myself listening to it, some 40+ years later, while driving westbound on the freeway, right through the middle of Detroit.

03-23-2009, 10:26 PM	#1
Oh, Linda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 144	"Black Day in July" Gets Airtime On The Radio While commuting home from work today I was channel surfing across XM Satellite Radio when I heard the unmistakable drum beat of "Black Day in July" playing on XM15, The Village. "Why can't we all be brothers, why can't we live in peace...." Gordon implores through my speakers. Am I the only one who thinks those lyrics ring as true today as they did back then? Most U.S. radio stations banned the song not long after its release. And yet this evening I found myself listening to it, some 40+ years later, while driving westbound on the freeway, right through the middle of Detroit.