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The Times Were Changing: the Seventies

With the war still raging overseas
Woodward and Bernstein dug to write
President impeached for misdeeds
The seventies came and stayed the night

Bell bottoms flared on to the scene
Disco came, giving music to dance
The Son of Sam proved to be mean
During a blackout, life up to chance

TV was changing, more skin on the air
Kiss became a rage with the rock teens
Charlie had Angels, men all just stared
Life was changing in the seventies

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Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 1/3/2009 6:24:00 PM

Materialistically fo the better, spiritually for the worse. But Super Tramp was great and that era had some great music also. Vince

Michael Jordan

Date: 12/31/2008 10:31:00 AM

Michael - These were the years that turned out to be my demise - By the end of the seventies my life was on a one way course - Great poetry Michael, God Bless, MJ