All the concerns of the people were expressed in their lyrics. Hippies the liberals were against those conservatives starting an unjustified war and taking peoples money. Hippies wore long hair, bell bottom jeans and high heel shoes. Look at the dress of the rock groups during that time, some of the fashion was high heeled platform shoes. The spark referred to, are sparks being created from the anger of the street to 25% interest rates by Wall Street and the sparks of anger against the Vietnam war. They did take everything we had then tried to strip our pride but they have yet to destroy our spirit.īut one of the most satisfying elements of this song are the instrumentals, especially the piano solo. Unfortunately, we've lost our conscience as proved by Wall Street with the help of politicians. If you take note of songs from groups in the late 1960's and the early 70's the lyrics were about social issues. These lyrics are so apropos for what the world has become. But spirit is something that no one destroys. ![]() My favorite line - If I gave you everything that I own and asked for nothing in return, would you do the same for me as I would for you, or take me for a ride and strip me of everything including my pride. The lyrics are great, as were lyrics a lot for groups for the time.
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