'You Say You Want a Revolution'?

Maybe John Lennon chose those lyrics simply because 'Chairman Mao' provided a neat rhyme to 'anyhow'

What do you think?

Does

'If you go carrying pictures of Vladimir Lenin
You ain't going to make it with anyone ever ag....ain'

have quite the same impact?

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Just like the United States will never catch up with the Nordics unless they implement democratic reforms, China will never catch up with the United States until they implement democratic reforms. An ineffective government lacking in accountability puts limits on economic growth.

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Just like the United States will never catch up with the Nordics unless they implement democratic reforms, China will never catch up with the United States until they implement democratic reforms. An ineffective government lacking in accountability puts limits on economic growth.

Hmmm

You show an understanding of great pop/rock songs from the 70s

The extremely clever Don McLean song 'American Pie' used exactly the same couplet

' while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park'

Lenin = Lennon (didn't take much for McLean to sing 'Lennon'. )

Quartet = Beatles (often thought a reference to their Abbey Road outside jam)

I always wondered who the 5th Beatle was if John was reading a book on Marx!

(I would add Marx and park is a v poor rhyming couplet!)

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Originally posted by Blood On The Tracks
Hmmm

You show an understanding of great pop/rock songs from the 70s

The extremely clever Don McLean song 'American Pie' used exactly the same couplet

' while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park'

Lenin = Lennon (didn't take much for McLean to sing 'Lennon'. )

Quartet = Beatles (often thought a reference to t ...[text shortened]... if John was reading a book on Marx!

(I would add Marx and park is a v poor rhyming couplet!)

nope, definately 'park'

he uses it to rhyme with 'dark' (as in 'we sang dirges in the dark) on the next line

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Originally posted by mchill
Duchess - In reading your posts, I must admit, I do agree with a great many of them. It's a sad thing that once someone makes your 'enemies list' they never seem to be able to get off of it.