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hippiesongs:

Graham Nash - Chicago

The song refers to both the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as well as the trial of the Chicago Eight, where protesters at the convention were charged with intent to incite a riot. The first line of the song: “So your brother’s bound and gagged, and they’ve chained him to a chair” refers to Bobby Seale, the defendant who was gagged and bound to a chair in the courtroom following repeated outbursts. 

The line “Won’t you please come to Chicago just to sing” refers to Nash pleading with band mates Stephen Stills and Neil Young to come to Chicago to protest the Chicago Eight trial.

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The Carpenters — (They Long To Be) Close To You - 1970

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