[78-L] Musical Mobsters

[RAY KILCOYNE]

From: "Steven C. Barr"
> The Depression? There are at best TWO recorded tunes
> which admit to there even BEING a depression...!! First,
> "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, and second, "Remember
> My Forgotten Man!!" Other than that, the pop music of
> the era chose to pretend there WAS NO such thing as a
> depression going on! I have NO idea whether current pop
> music is repeating this "blindness"...anybody know?!
>
I haven't heard any good examples in Pop music, but try SHUTTIN' DETROIT 
DOWN by John Rich in Country music.  It's on youTube.
RayK