For all the DUers going to the anti-war rally tomorrow, here's

[babylonsister]

a flash from the past that applies today. Have fun this weekend, go hoarse with your yelling, and I hope hundreds of thousands unite for peace.
And p.s., I hope people are listening.

http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/forrestgump/forwhatitsworth.htm

Artist: Buffalo Springfield Lyrics

Song: For What It's Worth Lyrics

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

[MnFats]

1. I believe Stephen Stills was mostly responsible for writing it. A Classic!

he may have gotten a hand from Neil Young though they were pretty pissed at each other toward the end of Buffalo Springfield.

and now that I think of it, get someone to play Bob Dylan's "The Ship Comes In."

Thusly:

Oh the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathin'.
Like the stillness in the wind
'Fore the hurricane begins,
The hour when the ship comes in.

Oh the seas will split
And the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking.
Then the tide will sound
And the wind will pound
And the morning will be breaking.

Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls they'll be smiling.
And the rocks on the sand
Will proudly stand,
The hour that the ship comes in.

And the words that are used
For to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as they're spoken.
For the chains of the sea
Will have busted in the night
And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean.

A song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts on to the shoreline.
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck,
The hour that the ship comes in.

Then the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a-touchin'.
And the ship's wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin'.

Oh the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'.
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And know that it's for real,
The hour when the ship comes in.

Then they'll raise their hands,
Sayin' we'll meet all your demands,
But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered.
And like Pharaoh's tribe,
They'll be drownded in the tide,
And like Goliath, they'll be conquered.

[babylonsister]

3. I didn't know the history but heard it tonight and thought it

appropriate. I also remembered how much I liked it (OK, so I'm aging myself:blush: )!

[MnFats]

5. aging yourself? don't worry.

I remember rocketing across the prairie with that song (along with "Hello Mr. Soul" and "Bluebird.") on the eight-track tape. good stuff.

[Nite Owl]

2. Love that one!

Hope everyone has a great time. The weather in DC is looks to be great for a march.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. To All Who Are Going:

Despite some of my feelings on the 'impeach now' issue, I wish I could be there and have the world of respect for all of you for putting your money where your mouth is.

Stay warm, and rock on.