I post a song of the week by former Zed Records owner, Michael Zampelli every Tuesday. But today I feel inspired to add a bonus song: Mood of Defiance doing Divided States of America.
It came about as a result of a Tweet I read by Zadi at twitter.com. In case you don’t know twitter, it’s a highly addictive way to keep track of a lot of people and a lot of things at once. It’s also your opportunity to share tidbits of information with people who choose to follow you.
Zadi wrote: “This campaign is turning into The United States of America VS The Divided States of America. We’re teetering on the edge of self-destruction.” This instantly caused the song Divided States of America to begin playing in my brain. I became obsessed with digging the album out of the top shelf of the closet, and forcing my husband to connect the turntable to the CD recorder so I could not only play it, but record it and have it on my iPod for eternity.
This song was an anthem for me in my youth yet I realize most American’s have never heard it. So, in the spirit of this ever-so-controversial presidential election I want to share it with you, with Zadi and anyone else who thinks we’re becoming the Divided States of America. It might take a second or two for the track to start, since it is vinyl and I did want to make sure you didn’t miss a thing.
On a side note, I have to say I enjoyed the whole process of getting an album out of it’s sleeve, putting the needle on the vinyl and hearing the popping sound that only vinyl makes. The artwork for the cover is clearly DIY which makes it all the more charming and for those who know or care about what this means, they come from Torrance, California. This album was recorded in 1979.
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Thanks for posting this! Haven’t heard this in twenty-some years.
My pleasure. I enjoyed dragging it out and giving it a spin on the turntable.