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Originally Posted by bucklebone
I completely disagree. Subtlety transcends time. Songs like this can stand maybe one listen and then they are old news. Masters of War can still be listened to and applied to today even though it was written 35? years ago. Blowin' in the Wind will be pertinent for a lifetime, and even Young's OHIO has a real relevance even today.
But, just as "Youth Against Facism" was a clunker because it was too topical and too 'in yer face', this one will follow. Only this one will land with a louder thud because of our expectations of Young as a protest song writer.
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Well said.
If this song had just been proposed as an ideal like anti-corrupt leaders in general, rather than a straight forward attack on one man, it would be much more powerful. 100 years now people could liken the ideas to the corrupt leaders of their own time, rather than saying "Who the fuck was Bush?"
Political songs are annoying for me, no matter what viewpoint they come from. They make me feel like the writter wants to make a decision for me. Writters who present their beliefs as a philosophy, that applies under a variety of circumstances are much better IMO. Not just "this is a bad/good war because"...