Brother Can You Spare A Dime? July 29, 2010July 29, 2010 ~ susie Al Jolson: Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... Published by susie View all posts by susie
Well, Yip Harburg … Wikipedia gives this: During the malaise of the 1970s stagflation, the New York Times asked Harburg to update “Brother” for a new age, and he responded with: Once we had a Roosevelt Praise the Lord! Life had meaning and hope. Now we’re stuck with Nixon, Agnew, Ford, Brother, can you spare a rope?
Who among us thought we’d ever see those days revisit us in this lifetime?
Well, Yip Harburg … Wikipedia gives this:
During the malaise of the 1970s stagflation, the New York Times asked Harburg to update “Brother” for a new age, and he responded with:
Once we had a Roosevelt
Praise the Lord!
Life had meaning and hope.
Now we’re stuck with Nixon, Agnew, Ford,
Brother, can you spare a rope?