Aller je vous balance un titre que j'ai découvert hier
"Don't Burn It" (Brownfield Recordinos Inc / 1966) des
Barons provenant d'une région très prolifique en groupe garage à l'époque,
Fort Worth; Texas.
C'est un titre possédant une énergie incroyable, provenant sans doute de son thème engagé (la Guerre du Viet-Nam) et contestataire. J'ai trouvé pratiquement aucune information à leur sujet à part que le guitariste du groupe est un certain
John Nitzinger qui a sorti plusieurs albums lors de sa carrière solo, il faut noter que ce cher John est devenu guitariste du groupe d'
Alice Cooper à partir de 1982.
Ce titre est présent sur quelques compilations dont
Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol.3 et le coffret
Texas Flashbacks.
Info sur l'origine de ce titre:Burning draft cards often took place at the early anti-war demonstrations. President Johnson subsequently prohibited the destruction of draft cards in an amendment to the Universal Military Training and Service Act in August 1965. The arrest of David O’Brien in 1966 for burning his draft card led to a Supreme Court Case on the First Amendment (see David Paul O’Brien v. USA, US Court of Appeals).
Garage rock band the Barons offered their take on the draft. The narrator received a draft card that said: "Don't Burn It". The song looked at the choice between studying (to avoid the draft), fighting, or protesting:
"You sit there contemplating,
Worrying about our generation...
People take us for nothing but fools...
We either fight or go to school"
Now over in Vietnam:
"So here sit,
With blood in my eyes,
Bullets flying around like flies"
Then an awesome guitar solo kicks in, followed by a little advise:
"Study hard and really learn,
So we don't get a card,
That says Don't Burn!"Membres:Inconnu hormis John Nitzinger: Guitariste
Discographie:The Barons: Don't Burn It / I Hope I Please You; Catalogue # Brownfield BF-1035 (Mai 1966)
Lien:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7mNjv33V6Y