365 Days of Song Recommendations: July 4

Eve of Destruction—Barry McGuire

I’ll just leave this here for you to read along as you listen. And as you do so, remember that this was a Number 1 hit in 1965. The point being, some things change a great deal. Others, not at all.

The Eastern world, it is explodin’
Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’
You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’
You…