Fair Use disclaimer

All music presented on this site is shared under the premise of "fair use"; this site is solely intended for the purpose of education and critique. If you are a rights holder to any of the music presented and wish for it to be removed, simply contact me directly and it will be taken down.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

SYL JOHNSON - IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK?



Written 40 years ago, this masterpiece takes on a special relevance on this historic day. While racial equality is stil a struggle for many, the fact that the leader of the United States is a black man shows the amazing advances society has seen in the last 40 years.

Syl, nothing is holding anyone back anymore.

HAIL TO THE CHIEF!!!!!!

from 1969...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

In 1963 Leiber-Stoller wrote a song for the Drifters called Only in America but no radio staion would touch it because of the line "only in America a boy can become President".
In the end Jay & the Americans recorded it and it then charted

Derek See said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Derek See said...

To those racists who have left obnoxious hate comments that I immediately delete (of course they are always "anonymous" like the low lifes who wear hoods.

1) Stay away from this blog, please. You are officially uninvited to my party.

2) Obama is certainly qualified to be a leader. Was George W. Bush? Hell no.

3) F%$# you and your racism.

Anonymous said...

What we now need in the U K is a black Prime Minister.
I nominate KENNY LYNCH who is famous in Beatles circles.
He doesn't need to know about politics as Gordon Brown doesn't either

ana-b said...

Did Syl Johnson ever do a bad song?...i'm really starting to wonder..

interesting that the label shows this was produced, arraigned, and presumably played on by Pieces Of Peace, which i only know from their, Pass It On...

way to tell off the fools!..i find it hard to imagine why anyone with an IQ below 70 would even be interested in this blog..

ana..