ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: September 4th 1968; At the height of political, racial, student and Vietnam unrest, Chicago and other cities ban The Rolling Stones song Street Fighting Man from the radio. It was one of the few Stones politically motivated protest songs. Local officials, particularly in Chicago where the Democratic presidential nomination convention was being held, were afraid it would cause riots in the streets. The song is from the Rolling Stones album Beggars Banquet. The specific event that led Mick Jagger to write the lyrics was a demonstration at Grosvenor Square in London on March 17th 1968. He along with Vanessa Redgrave joined an estimated 25,000 protesters in condemning the Vietnam War. About 200 people were taken to the hospital and another 246 arrested. Returning to his home in nearby Cheyne Walk, Jagger realized his celebrity was a hindrance to the protest as his presence distracted from the cause, so he sat down and wrote this song as a contribution to the cause .....Enjoy
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:18:23 +0000
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