History #MusicMovesMe

I usually don't get political on my blog but, on the eve of a possible (you never know until the last minute, do you?) summit between our President and the leader of North Korea, I couldn't help but ponder how the fate of the majority of us are in the hands of a few.

But before I get too heavy, let me introduce ourselves:
Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers?  We ride on a weekly train of music and we are headed by our head Engineer XmasDolly.  Her co-conductors are:  ♥Callie of JAmerican Spice♥, (who right now is doing on and off visits) and ♥Stacy of Stacy Uncorked♥   Also,  ♥Cathy from Curious as a Cathy♥   And, finally, last but not least - little ol' me.  And, for the next few months, we will also have guest conductors.

So let's rock!

I will start out with a classic overview of history, including brief mention of the Korean War(the War that wasn't ever called a war when I was growing up but, rather a "Police Action"   I love this video and its "growing up in the 50's and 60's" vibe.

The song Cult of Personality - Living Colour, could have been written last week, but it wasn't.  It was released in 1988 by a New York City band who formed in 1984 and are still performing today.  If the guitar solo doesn't blow you away, nothing will.

Lunatic Fringe - from the Canadian group Red Rider, from 1981. 

A classic of confusion and where the world is today, except it was released by the Temptations in 1971 - Ball of Confusion

And if things don't go wrong - will we end up on the Eve of Destruction, from the summer of 1965, when I was 12 years old.  Sung by Barry McGuire, who had an interesting music career, including a  stint with the New Christy Minstrels and a crossover into Christian music.

Yes, today's post is a bit grim, but a lot is riding on the upcoming summit and we can only hope that sanity wins out, and stays won.

Let's hope.  In the meantime, let's rock!