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Merlot

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5. One of my all time favorite songs

Reply to saidsimplesimon (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2019, 10:38 AM

May 2019

Bruce Springsteen does a good cover of this, but nothing equals the original.

What happened to Edwin Starr? Great voice, was he a one-hit-wonder? Did his career go bad after such a strong anti-war statement?

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WAR 1969 Edwin Starr [View all] saidsimplesimon May 2019 OP

True, except for all the war profiteers, the military industrial complex, politicians, etc. FailureToCommunicate May 2019 #1

Thank you saidsimplesimon May 2019 #2

One of my all time favorites Miigwech May 2019 #3

Thx! this song was played much back in the hood... MartyTheGreek May 2019 #4

Lived in Detroit or a suburb for a few decades, saidsimplesimon May 2019 #8

One of my all time favorite songs Merlot May 2019 #5

Powerful song cp May 2019 #6

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2019 #7