Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The Rebel Black Dot Municipal Song of the Day
John Lee Hooker, "The Motor City Is Burning" from The Definitive Collection (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: A lament for the city that died in the riots of 1967, possibly this country's greatest civil disturbance of the twentieth century. Pray be mindful of the English translation of Detroit's motto, dating from the great fire of 1805: "We hope for better things; it shall rise from the ashes."

"The fire wagon kept coming,
The sniper just wouldn't let 'em put it out…"

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