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May 28, 1996 · Taking on the Kennedys: Directed by Joshua Seftel. With Tom Kemp, Patrick Joseph Kennedy II, John Kennedy Jr., Caroline Kennedy. What would it be like to run against one of the most powerful political families in America?
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- 1996-05-28
- The Byrds, “He Was a Friend of Mine” (1965) From: Turn! Turn! (No. 17 in March 1966) Key lines: “He was in Dallas town/ He was in Dallas town/ From a sixth-floor window, a gunner shot him down/ He died in Dallas town/ … Leader of a nation for such a precious time/ He was a friend of mine.”
- Dion, “Abraham, Martin and John” (1968) Hot 100 peak: No. 4 in December 1968. From: Dion (No. 128 in February 1969) Key lines: “Anybody here seen my old friend John?/
- The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil” (1968) From: Beggars Banquet (No. 5 in January 1969) Key lines: “I shouted out/ ‘Who killed the Kennedys?’/ When after all/ It was you and me.”
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, ‘God’ (1970) From: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (No. 6 in January 1971) Key lines: “I don’t believe in Kennedy…I don’t believe in Elvis/ I don’t believe in Zimmerman.
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- The Police, ‘Born in the ’50s’ Front man Sting, who had picked up his first guitar two years before the Kennedy assassination, worshipped his mother, Audrey Sumner.
- Pearl Jam, ‘Brain of J’ After JFK's autopsy, his brain was placed in a container and secured in a locker at the National Archives. But three years later, his secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, discovered that the brain and other autopsy materials were missing, giving conspiracy theorists affirmation that a cover-up was at work and giving Pearl Jam's Mike McCready a memorable first line: "Who's got the brain of JFK?"
- Otis Spann, ‘Sad Day in Texas’ Kennedy, whose Civil Rights Act was passed after his death, was viewed favorably by the African-American community despite his privileged white background.
- The Byrds, ‘He Was a Friend of Mine’ In late 1963, the Byrds' lead guitarist Roger McGuinn rewrote this traditional folk song as a eulogy to the fallen leader.
Jan 21, 2024 · From The Kennedys' forthcoming album, "Headwinds"...coming August 25, 2023! Drone videography by Suzy Allman https://www.suzyallman.com/ "Headwinds" written ...
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Apr 22, 2020 · POLICE TRUCK (1980 single) "A great kicking song. We tried to mix this single, along with Holiday In Cambodia as a band, but there were too many cooks in the kitchen. I went off and did a mix on my own, which the band could choose or not, and I was gratified when they all decide that my mix was the one that was to be released as the single.
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Aug 9, 2023 · Top 10 Dead Kennedys Songs. Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco in 1978. They were one of the first American hardcore bands to have success in the United Kingdom. They are one of the most staunchly political groups in the history of punk and rock music in general, making much use of satire to attack both ...
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The song also appeared on the 2022 antifascist compilation Black Metal Rainbows. [8] [9] The song "Goodnight Alt-Right" by American hardcore punk band Stray from the Path references "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" in the song's breakdown, as lead singer Drew Dijorio sings "Nazi punks fuck off" multiple times and the line "Well now you've heard it from me, and the Dead Kennedys".
