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"Phish felt like this big inside joke at the time, and the festival was astounding in that we all looked around and acknowledged that a lot of people were in on the joke."

Irving wrote the first version of ‘God Bless America’ in an attempt to write the perfect peaceful song that would help unite the world and inspire men to live in harmony, much like notable songwriters Bob Dylan and John Lennon years later.

From there other artists began using it as a protest tool, played at rallies, folk festivals, and other demonstrations, to make it clear to the world that oppression will not be tolerated.

While anyone who has had their heart broken knows that in time it is possible to love again, the song provides a rational warning not to get too involved with someone you realistically may never see again after such a short period of time.

The overall message of the song is about how the cities’ fortitude comes from diversity, and that no matter what happens we are unified as a whole. Regardless of where you live or your occupation, if you live in New York you are part of…

It gives young listeners hope that, although they may be from a bad area and the future looks bleak, there is a way to break out and follow your dreams.

Woodstock, for some reason, impressed me as being a modern miracle, like a modern day fishes-and-loaves story. For a herd of people that large to cooperate so well, it was pretty remarkable and there was tremendous optimism.

He is stuck living the same night over and over again, hoping for something new, but nothing new ever happens. In many ways he is just like all the other people on the train, but by acknowledging his situation he is saddened by it, while…

Springsteen is an artist who writes for the workingman, the underdogs, and the underbelly of society. He writes to humanize the “freaks” one might ignore while walking down the street, and aims to give a voice to those who are not doing as…

He thumbs his nose at the city and the life he lives, but eventually concludes at the epiphany that maybe New York is actually alright the way it is.