Song about the 1967 riots

[Ray1936]

I'm sorry. July 23, 1967, was the day Detroit died. I have no desire to sing about it. Then or since.

[Gistok]

I'm sorry. July 23, 1967, was the day Detroit died. I have no desire to sing about it. Then or since.

Aw C'mon Ray... remember "The Producers"... don't tell me you didn't like "Springtime for Hitler.... and Germany"....

[Wheels]

I'm sorry. July 23, 1967, was the day Detroit died. I have no desire to sing about it. Then or since.

It's a blues song Ray so it needs that heavy content to validate it. The good news is if you play it backward all the bad voodoo goes away.

[jcole]

I'm sorry. July 23, 1967, was the day Detroit died. I have no desire to sing about it. Then or since.

I agree with you Ray, it's not something I feel like singing about. I think it may be because we were both involved, in related ways. You were in it and so was my dad. I really don't like remember the fear of him not coming home and the things he saw.

[Ronjm23]

I'm sorry. July 23, 1967, was the day Detroit died. I have no desire to sing about it. Then or since.

In my opinion Detroit was dying many years before that incident. I grew up on the west side and remember my parents and I leaving in 1956 after a neighbor woman was mugged while going to a local bakery. We were part of the "White Flight" that preceded the riot. I left MI for a job in upstate NY in 1967 and visited frequently until 1973 when both my parents died. I visited last year and was dismayed at how bad Detroit had become. I doubt that it can ever return to be the great city it once was and that is too bad. I wish the people that live there well.