In protest

[winston]

Oh just remembered we also did Don't Throw your Love away. Now was I going up the stairs or down the stairs? Hmmmm.

[jingle_jangle]

Jeez, Roy, must we hear constantly about those bl**dy Searchers?

(JOKE OVER)

[royclough]

In a word Paul YES

[jingle_jangle]

OK, OK, OK!!!

[winston]

Hey Roy,

How many protest songs did the Searchers record in the 60's, if any?

[royclough]

If we include album tracks then "where have all the flowers gone" "what have they done to the rain" "for what it's worth"(never released) "Popcorn Double Feature"

[winston]

Just remembered we occasionally did Where Have All The Flowers Gone in some of our sets. Great version.

This is like going back in time.

Thanks Roy. Great info.

[harley]

Roy, and other UK members, what's your take on Paul McCartney "recasting" Blackbird as having some relationship with the civil rights movement? Supposedly he meant a black woman, or "bird" in the English vernacular. I've only heard that explanation of the song in the last couple of years and it never seemed "genuine". Maybe because I had looked at the song differently for so long already. How does it play in the UK.

And, while not going into any particular political viewpoint (mine are too scattered to make sense to even me), the point about Ohio was it's a realatively short song about a current event, a snapshot, so to speak. Taking it, or any song, as "reporting" allows you to explain complex problems in very simple terms, usually inaccurately.

Still, "we good, them bad" has always played well with some of the public.

[royclough]

never heard that but it's possible, equally he could now say "we can work it out " refered to the cuban missle crisis.