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Behind the Barricades
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This is the other song that also appears on my CD, Living In These Times, which I also include here because of the transformational effect of Allie’s harmonies.
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #95
Peak in subgenre #18
Author
David Rovics
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David Rovics 2002 All Rights Reserved
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May 27, 2005
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This is the other song that also appears on my CD, Living In These Times, which I also include here because of the transformational effect of Allie’s harmonies.
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When the world has gone crazy And it's all becoming clear When they're gunning down our comrades And it seems the end is near As they're loading up the launchers For the tear gas grenades We can take off our bandanas (for a moment) And kiss behind the barricades They will try to break our spirit And at times they may succeed But our love for the world Is stronger than their greed When the building is surrounded And hope begins to fade In my final hour A kiss behind the barricades When it's madness all around You can see this at a glance We will cry and we will sing And we will laugh and we will dance As they shout their marching orders Beneath the helicopter blades We will seize the moment For a kiss behind the barricades As the movement grows There will be hills and bends But at the center of the struggle Are your lovers and your friends The more we hold each other up The less we can be swayed Here's to love and solidarity And a kiss behind the barricades ---- Created July, 2001 Copyright David Rovics 2001, all rights reserved
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