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Four songs. Still on playlists. Still in content. Still being used as sound beds for things that have nothing to do with why they were written.

Santayana said those who do not confront the past are condemned to repeat it. We're going to talk about what happens when the confrontation gets turned into a vibe.

SHOW NOTES / REFERENCES

Songs discussed in this episode:

War Pigs — Black Sabbath (1970). Album: Paranoid.

Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969). Album: Willy and the Poor Boys.

Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970).

For What It's Worth — Buffalo Springfield (1967).

On the history:

Geezer Butler on War Pigs — Mojo, 2017; Songfacts, 2024

Neil Young on Ohio — Decade liner notes; Rolling Stone

John Fogerty on Fortunate Son — multiple interviews; NPR

Stephen Stills on For What It's Worth — NPR American Anthem series https://www.npr.org/2017/09/19/551766018/for-what-its-worth-the-story-of-a-protest-song-that-almost-wasnt

Kent State, May 4, 1970 — May 4 Visitors Center, Kent State University https://www.kent.edu/may-4-visitors-center

On collective memory:

Santayana, G. (1905). The Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. Scribner's.

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