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Free Love
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A poignant ballad that reflects on the liberating promise of the Free Love movement in the 60's and 70's and its ultimate betrayal.
cabaret satire vocal folk
RACHEL STONE - Songwriter and cabaret singer of original topical and satirical songs. Writes witty, insightful lyrics and musically interesting original tunes i
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Genre
Pop • Alt-Pop
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#19,417 today Peak #255
#608 in subgenre Peak #10
Author
Words and Music by Rachel Stone
Rights
2000, Rachel Stone
Uploaded
November 27, 2002
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MP3 3.0 MB • 128 kbps • 3:16
Story behind the song
Coming of age during that era.
Lyrics
They called it free love And it sounded exciting When I heard free love It seemed so inviting They proclaimed free love Held the promise of peace If we shared love with everyone There would be world harmony Heady stuff, free love To taste the forbidden Open and freely No shame to be hidden Finally I could Do what I'd never dared Feel the freedom that men always flaunted Without any cares Caught up in free love As then was the fashion Stoned out at parties Flowing with passion Was I with two men Were there three, were there four Were some of them women, all swimming In ersatz amour Finally, free love Seemed more curse than a blessing Empty and lonely Something was missing With no commitment What did I have to show? With the freedom I'd gained I was no longer free to say no So much for free love It was not worth the cost Experience won Self-esteem lost I gave up free love In the hope there would be One who'd be mine alone Who would cherish and love only me They called it free love They called it free love It wasn't free…
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