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Garry Drake's avatar

Nice review! This song sparks very specific memories for me too; it’s such a poignant moment in our lives to have heard it that the moments around it are also linked together. I mean, that’s generally how memories work, but usually it’s the moments that fix the song to the time, whereas this one is the reverse - not many songs can claim that for me.

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Adam Q's avatar

I remember after the Oklahoma City massacre this song was played over the PA I’m homeroom at my school in Ohio. It was a confusing thing

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Matt Madurski's avatar

I saw a couple of references to this song being tangentially linked to the OKC bombing, but my recollection of that connection is fuzzy. I'm glad you mentioned it in that context, as it's nice to see those types of references backed up by other folks.

In this vein, there's a song I'll cover when it hits #1 in 2002 that I tie strongly to the post-9/11 patriotism that swept the country.

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