Ten Years After - I' d Love To Change The World

[bynrdskynrd]

Thumbs up if Watsky brought you here...B)

[BluezGuitarz]

What a song: "Tax the rich... Feed the Poor...till there are no rich no more..."

Now, it's : "Bless the rich... Tax the Poor... till there is no middle-class no more..."

All politics aside, this is still one of the most kick-ass, rock-guitar songs of all time.

[bama3417]

Change it to what?

[d1sailer51]

40+ years and stilll good as it was new.

[bama3417]

It never works.

[hughilene]

....what a satisfying ageless rock tune...hits with a hammer....

[sweetgyy]

cool music , stupid lyrics . so the message is to begrudge those that have worked hard all their lives and invested wisely. very nice!

[paititi]

@sweetgyy My thoughts exactly. But, in spite of all the self congratulations concerning "free thought" in those days, it was more like silly group-speak...sort of similar to today, I fear.

[sjshoopoo]

@sweetgyy fit the times…that's the way it was. Yes and now I'm 55 and on the other "side". and I agree with you. LOL

[Bllacktooth]

@sweetgyy stupid lyrics? explain please..

[weedman0987654321]

I need a quaalude

[TheKingZebulon]

Ill take a K

[JimBoCycle]

This guys generation didnt hold signs on wall street,, they were on the street marching on fuckin babylon d.c. Fightin the fuckin pigs toe to toe in the street. But yea, they didnt know what to do..., 1000 woodchippers woulda been a good start.

[DougMichel66]

Great song anyway

[Ginny82ful]

Classic.. It will never go away.. these "problems w a "civilaized" "sociaty" whatcha gonna do bout it????????Makes ya wanna do something huh? Treat people the way u wanna b treated for one man!!!

[dictator54]

it was there only real hit to bad alvin was a great guitar player

[zackandwillcomedy]

i luv this song



[bloksaspew]

Gotta Love this.........

[gringodude50]

Test

[gilligan682]

But I don't know what to do,

[ashleyhockenberry]

Amazing - this has really stood the test of time!

[MrLronhoover]

had to hit replay on that one

[de4dr4bbit]

i take this song at face value as well.i mean , to me, it's like a perspective piece.like, someone for whom the world has passed by and they're saying, 'we gave it our best shot,this is what we came up with for better or worse.if you guys have better ideas on how to do things then have at it because the ball is your court now.' whatever.just one of those songs you love to hear when you're in your garage wrenchin' on shit with a sixer in the cooler,newly installed top end on a '69 chevy.

[TivoliSkye]

Good song..so when did you do this exactly? All bears repeating- God's Kingdom as through the Our Father Prayer is our only hope..man has gone too far. All prophesied, good song, really good and great guitar playing,lyrics, voices & message..sounds like you are leaving it up to God...Best thing you can do :)

[Alie2nd]

@TivoliSkye Really and you have enough knowledge based experience to make these outrageous claims, or you a Parrot? Religion contrasts conflict. Fuck You.

[TivoliSkye]

@Alie2nd Interesting comeback- make it a great day :)

[saltjunkie77]

I love how the first stanza completely mocks and describes the modern fear-based republican voice. Something tells me that the conservative voice of the early 1970's was exactly this, and it hasn't gone anywhere.

[doorswhofan]

Amen @ernieutubea and @ keokicreek -- you guys are both spot on.

[hughilene]

BREATH AND LET THE COURSE OF HUMAN NATURE TAKE OVER....THAT'S WHEN THE CLEANSING WILL COME TO ALL....GOTTA CROSS OVER WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART AND SOUL....BREATH

[zanyartist]

@twajetmech1 All that means is things have not changed. It has been this way for a while. Want to change the world? Love one another.

[noreply45]

@twajetmech1 history has nothing to do with it back then is when it all started is all, now its just everywhere , everyone back then gave this song a different meaning than what its true intention was, the world is fu86 in a hand basket and if shtyt don't change its lights out simple as that ....... and still we dont know what to do....

[BulldozerJack]

I'd love to change the world, but then I got an arrow to the knee.

[MrNachoman22]

i know what to do

[ernieutubea]

I guess I am materialistic but the words should not be "tax the rich till the're are no rich no more" It should be "eliminate all tax and let's all be rich".

[keokicreek]

@ernieutubea AMEN!! We are headed in the sssssooooo wrong direction in this country. Live Free or Die my friend!

[Mojomcmahon]

I remember the first time I heard this song. It blew my mind!

[dalo6269]

this song is f'n great

[FRANCECHILD]

JESUS SO LOVES THE BOYS. AMEN

[Mrmojorising78]

Ten Years After is AWESOME

[wolfdog1959]

fastest on the axe ever

[hd4ms]

well, the did war stop, for a little while. But then it started again, only somewhere else. And so it goes. Are there any good war protest songs out there today? Why the hell not? Give me an F!

[BVILLE92]

@hd4ms  watch?v=WEi9ZQrEjr8

[saltjunkie77]

@hd4ms GIVE ME A, "U!"

[hd4ms]

@saltjunkie77 GIVE ME A "C!"

[hd4ms]

@hd4ms GIVE ME A "K!"

[RockefellarTrustFund]

@hd4ms Check out The Nightwatchman, Tom Morello of RATM, acoustic/folk/blues kind of songs but very much protest music. I haven't heard his third album but I imagine it's just as good.

[stratocasterbeast]

@hd4ms not necessarily a war protest song but the pretender by the foo fighters?

[kebellutahedu]

This is beautiful.

[truthseeker419]

i had this album. awesome song.

[kumetalsmith]

Thanks for this!

[SANTORIOBUSTANUT]

This was their best song.

[MaceMn]

Well Alvin it's been 40 years hence and shits only gettin' worse.

[maximumpain1]

@MaceMn Old Alvin thought he had it bad when he was 25, Try living in 2012!

[zackandwillcomedy]

@MaceMn i guess ur rite

[goatman069]

@MaceMn You ever wonder if we've gone the wrong direction over the last 50-60 years?

[MaceMn]

@goatman069 I don't wonder. I know. Population doubles every 40 years. Integration of man and machine... scary shit.

[MaceMn]

@goatman069 Not to mention the upcoming war between Israel and Iran. Mark my words, that war will escalate to involve the U.S.

[JimmyMarshall27]

One of my favorites. I still have to stay in the car until it's over. I love Alvin's solos, just wish he was louder. Thanks for posting it.

[hcowjr]

A song for the ages...

[MikeGnR89]

Apo ta kalutera kommatia ever! Kai me stixo kai me solo!!

[shakerazz46]

the best ty for sharing angel

[ElevenBravo]

Classic. Thanks for posting, man.