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NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 02:46 AM Oct 2021

The fact that this song from 1968 ...

... is just as relevant today as it was then speaks volumes about how much work is still ahead of us, and how far we need to go.



The true division between us is the fact that there are those of us who give a damn - and those who don't.

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The fact that this song from 1968 ... (Original Post) NanceGreggs Oct 2021 OP
I love Spanky and Our Gang. multigraincracker Oct 2021 #1
Me too. I absolutely loved them the first time I heard them and still keep some of their music hlthe2b Oct 2021 #3
The simple truth... pazzyanne Oct 2021 #2
THIS malaise Oct 2021 #4
When I was 20, just before I graduated, LakeVermilion Oct 2021 #5

multigraincracker

(32,641 posts)
1. I love Spanky and Our Gang.
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 03:01 AM
Oct 2021

Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s sunshine pop band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane. The band derives its name from Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies of the 1930s, because of the similarity of her surname with that of George McFarland. The group was known for its vocal harmonies.Wikipedia

hlthe2b

(102,141 posts)
3. Me too. I absolutely loved them the first time I heard them and still keep some of their music
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 07:02 AM
Oct 2021

in a favorite playlist.

pazzyanne

(6,544 posts)
2. The simple truth...
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 05:28 AM
Oct 2021

... "The true division between us is the fact that there are those of us who give a damn - and those who don't."

LakeVermilion

(1,037 posts)
5. When I was 20, just before I graduated,
Sun Oct 10, 2021, 07:53 AM
Oct 2021

it was this song that gave me a North Star. Its been well over 50 years, but the Right Wing has no answer to this song.

This song should be our anthem.

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