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Music Appreciation

George McGovern

(7,249 posts) Tue May 27, 2025, 10:15 AM Tuesday

The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things (1966) [View all]

"I remember first hearing this song while playing ping pong on a Navy base in Vietnam 1966. I had to stop the game and go to the jukebox to see who did it. Brings back great memories. The other song that grabbed me then was Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel. Two weeks later I was sent back to the States, unharmed. Thank God!" youtube comment

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The Yardbirds - Shapes of Things (1966) [View all] George McGovern Tuesday OP

I definitely remember the Yardbirds. That was my senior year in high school. Walleye Tuesday #1

That comment is on the youtube video Walleye. Mercy Be, I didn't have to go. Thanks George McGovern Tuesday #3

Well, good, I was always grateful. My brother didn't have to go either student deferment and high lottery number. Walleye Tuesday #5

But for the grace of God . . . George McGovern Tuesday #6

And student deferments was not anywhere near equivalent to hiring a doctor to lie about bone spurs Walleye Tuesday #7

Or lived out their lives with agent orange. Such an avoidable and disastrous tragedy. George McGovern Tuesday #8

Beck Clapton Paige Others. twodogsbarking Tuesday #2

Singer--shapes of things to come. Thanks for the info twodogsbarking! George McGovern Tuesday #4