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"God knows where we're heading"

It's the 1970's all over again. The economy is tanking, as any responsible newspaper will tell you. Elect a madman, you get madness. The protest songs of the early 1970s apply today, with endless war and the economic shutdown plunging us into the hell-hole.

Marvin Gaye recognized this in 1971, with his classic album, What's Going On, one of the first political albums by Motown. "Makes Me Wanna Holler" is as relevant today as it was back then. Lyrics below.

Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have nots
Money, we make it
For we see it you take it
Oh, make you wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
This ain't livin', This ain't livin'
No, no baby, this ain't livin'

Inflation no chance
To increase finance
Bills pile up sky high
Send that boy off to die
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life

Hang ups, let downs
Bad breaks, set backs
Natural fact is
I can't pay my taxes
Oh, make me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Crime is increasing
Trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading
God know where we're heading

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