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Why is this tune not being played everywhere?

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[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Because it's somewhat antiquated and has been overplayed for 30 years

Edit: >50 years

[–] Amaranth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

It was released in 1970......fuck.

[–] sfbing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

In addition to the comments here about the lyrics, IMHO it is a one-chord song and boring. Most of Burton Cummings' songs are much more interesting musically, e.g. "Undun."

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Three guesses?

[–] StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website -3 points 1 month ago

Perhaps because there’s a big dose of misogyny intertwined with the critique of American Exceptionalism.

Think about how the song would play with genders reversed.