 Genius Meanings
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Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction
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Written by P.F. Sloan at age 19, when this was released in 1965, the United States had been through nuclear war scares including the Cuban Missile Crisis and had suffered the
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The Dickies – Eve of Destruction
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The eastern world, it is explodin' / Violence flarin' and bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill, but not for votin' / You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're
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The Chemical Brothers – Eve of Destruction
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The eve of destruction / The eve of destruction / The eve of destruction / The eve of destruction / The eve of destruction / The eve of destruction / The eve of destruction / The
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The Pogues – Eve of Destruction
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[Verse 1] / The eastern world, it is exploding / Violence flarin', bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill, not for votin' / And you don't believe in war, but what's that gun
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Eve – Eve of Destruction
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Eve of destruction rocks the nation / Eve of destruction rocks the nation / (scratches and beat comes in) / You niggas capitalize on lies, surprise open your eyes / Baby girl from
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Johnny Thunders – Eve of Destruction
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Eastern world it is exploding / Violent flares and bullets loading / You're old enough to kill but not for voting / You don't believe in war but what's that gun your toting? / And
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P.F. Sloan – Eve of Destruction
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[Verse 1] / The eastern world, it is explodin' / Violence flarin' and bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill but not for votin' / You don't believe in war, but what's that gun
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The Turtles – Eve of Destruction
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[Verse 1] / The Eastern world, it is explodin' / Violence flarin', bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill but not for votin' / You don't believe in war but what's that gun you
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The Grass Roots – Eve of Destruction
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The eastern world, it is explodin' / Violence flarin', bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill but not for votin' / You don't believe in war but what's that gun you're totin
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Bishop Allen – Eve of Destruction
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King Chris Coyne, Total Shams, and Shoeless Jed / Wise Chyld King, Sean and Reshma, Coll and Brian / Darkhorse Jack setting things on fire at Glass / Fernie's got a drink, and
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Barry McGuire – Eve 2012 (Eve Of Destruction)
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44 years after the original, Brian McGuire released this new take on his 1965 hit “Eve of Destruction”. Released in 2009, the “2012” in the title seems to play on the idea that the
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Paul Revere and the Raiders – Eve of Destruction
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[Verse 1] / The Eastern world it is explodin' / Violence flarin' and bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill but not for votin' / You don't believe in war, so what's that gun
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D.O.A. – Eve Of Destruction
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The eastern world, it is exploding / Violence flaring and bullets loading / You're old enough to kill but not for voting / And the Jordan river has bodies floating / But you tell
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Red Rockers – Eve of Destruction
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The eastern world, it is exploding / Violence flarin' and bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill, but not for votin' / You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're
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The Pretty Things – Eve Of Destruction
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Eastern world it is exploding / The violence flarin', bullets reloadin' / You're old enough to kill but not for votin' / You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're toting
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Barry McGuire – Eve Of Destruction / Don't Blame God / II Chronicles 7:14
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Eastern world, it is exploding / Violence flarin', bullets loadin' / You're old enough to kill / But not for votin' / You don't believe in war, ah, tell me / What's that gun you're
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Blackalicious – Trouble (Eve of Destruction)
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[Hook] / Trouble, what trouble / Trouble, what trouble / Emcees are in / Trouble, what trouble / Trouble, what trouble / [Verse 1] / Ripping you to shitzo / Get you on your tiptoes
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The Spokesmen – The Dawn Of Correction
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“Dawn of Correction” is The Spokesmen’s response song to Barry McGuire’s #1 hit, “Eve of Destruction”.
The Spokesmen gave a more optimistic version of the 1960’s, which argued
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P.F. Sloan – (Still on the) Eve of Destruction
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[Verse 1] / Lord, the western world it is in danger / So many years have gone by, seems so little has changed here / Takin' hi-tech polls while the fabric decays / When power is in
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Treacherous Three – Yes We Can-Can
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Eve of destruction, tax deduction / Price inflation rocks the nation / And unemployment's on the rise / It's all the final compromise / And if it lasts like this for a long enough
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Darkest Hour – Fire in the Skies
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[Verse 1] / We keep drifting on and on / Across this barren wasteland / Seared earth laid waste / On another plane of existence / [Chorus] / Blinding brilliant light / Alludes to
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Time Zone (Ft. Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon) – World Destruction
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[Intro: Afrika Bambaataa] / Speak about destruction / Speak about destruction / Speak about destruction / [Hook: John Lydon & Afrika Bambaataa] / This is a world destruction, your
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The Temptations – Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
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“Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” was recorded by The Temptations in April of 1970 and released as a single the following month. The song, which reached #2 on
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Ludacris (Ft. Diamond, Eve & Trina) – My Chick Bad (Remix)
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The baddest chicks Sequel with some actual Bad rapper chicks
Eve stated it was a strong movement for woman (probably in hip-hop)
Did you notice its Luda’s song but he just stayed
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DESTRUCTION baby – Christmas Eve
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[Verse 1] / Wish I could remember / Christmas Eve / And if you told me to / Run away with you / Wish I could remember / Christmas Eve / But that's always such a / Bad time for me
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Strung Out – Scarlet
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Scarlet you got everything I want / You're my pistol my pollution / And my secret alibi / We got no music but we can dance around this death / Cause nothing moves you like
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Barry McGuire – She Belongs to Me
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[Verse 1] / She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back / She's got everything she needs, she's an artist, she don't look back / She take the darkness out
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OnlyEverArabella – The Relationship between Protest Music and Politics in the Vietnam War Era
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This is the research paper I wrote as part of my 10th grade AP Language class. This (admittedly very long) essay discusses the relationship between protest music and politics in
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