Name That Tune

Send us Fan MailFour songs. Still on playlists. Still in content. Still being used as sound beds for things that have nothing to do with why they were written.Santayana said those who do not confront the past are condemned to repeat it. We're going to talk about what happens when the confrontation gets turned into a vibe.SHOW NOTES / REFERENCESSongs discussed in this episode:War Pigs — Black Sabbath (1970). Album: Paranoid.Fortunate Son — Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969). Album: Willy and the Poor Boys.Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970).For What It's Worth — Buffalo Springfield (1967).On the history:Geezer Butler on War Pigs — Mojo, 2017; Songfacts, 2024Neil Young on Ohio — Decade liner notes; Rolling StoneJohn Fogerty on Fortunate Son — multiple interviews; NPRStephen Stills on For What It's Worth — NPR American Anthem series https://www.npr.org/2017/09/19/551766018/for-what-its-worth-the-story-of-a-protest-song-that-almost-wasntKent State, May 4, 1970 — May 4 Visitors Center, Kent State University https://www.kent.edu/may-4-visitors-centerOn collective memory:Santayana, G. (1905). The Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. Scribner's.perspectivestherapywi.comironstarpeersupport.comStructure & Scars Unfiltered dialogue about the structures that shape us.✉️ Continue the conversation: [email protected]