Posted by: allabouteve on: November 5, 2008
Don’t you know
They’re talkin’ bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don’t you know
They’re talkin’ about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
While they’re standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise [...]
Posted by: allabouteve on: November 5, 2008
Which I’m not of course - but Born in Bolton doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.. Obviously this is one of those pivotal nights in history, and the closest thing to heaven for electoral anoraks. The Bruce Springsteen song that entitles this blog post is quite poignant and was often misinterpreted as a strident pro-American rallying cry by [...]
