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There was talk about the nuclear bomb There was a war going on in Vietnam It was on the news, the drummers were drumming Look out America, the British are coming We couldn't wait to turn our radios on To hear Paul and Ringo, George and John What could make you feel more alive Than to rise in the morning to the Dave Clark Five To be part of it was so much fun With Eric and "The House of the Rising Sun" Music sent from heaven above Peter and Gordon "A World Without Love" There was Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits sound While Petula Clark took us all "Downtown" The country went wild when Donovan hit the stage Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield were part of the rage Oh Lord one day please take me back To hear Marianne Faithful and Cilla Black The Rolling Stones conquered every city And Manfred Mann sang "Do Wah Diddy" The Kinks and Troggs took us for a whirl The New Seekers sang about "Georgy Girl" British fashion was everywhere And the Zombies told us "She's Not There" Now James bond was doing some super spying Gerry said, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" Freddie and the Dreamers sang "I'm Telling You Now" The British had conquered America somehow The Searchers, The Hollies, meaningful words Chad and Jeremy, don't forget the Yardbirds If there was a way we could do it again We'd have another invasion like we did back then. If you weren't there, it might be hard to understand. The music had meaning with political statements and social statements written between the lines. the young were actively involved and the apathy that exists now was hard to find. The fun music was fun music and the message music set a tone for a generation. It was a great time to be growing up in spite of the turmoil in the world, a world we thought we all could change. Times change, sometimes not for the better.
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