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The song was a reaction to the varying difficult issues facing America in the late 1970s – the fallout from the Watergate scandal, the simultaneous double-digit inflation, unemployment, and prime interest rates (leading to the misery index), and the 1979–1981 Iran Hostage Crisis.
Gokey spoke about the inspiration for the song "It's for people dealing with disappointment, which often makes people do a lot of things they don't want to do. I was a widower and now I'm married again, but there are many who try to escape the pain of losing a spouse by doing bad things like drugs.
The first recording of the song was by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1915. [1] [5] The folklorist Alan Lomax recorded several traditional variants of the song in the 1930s, 40s and 50s across the United States, from Mississippi [6] to Ohio [7] to Michigan, [8] including one version by Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) of Louisiana in 1935.
Trump promoted the “God Bless the USA” bible based on the song earlier this year, much to Greenwood’s delight. “I love that he showed his faith to the country – that was fantastic ...
After Dan Peek left America in 1977, he recalled performing "Lonely People" to close his concerts, introducing the song with words to the effect "that Jesus is the answer to loneliness". On the advice of a fan, Peek rewrote the lyrics of the song to convey a pro-Christian message and he recorded a revised version of "Lonely People" for his 1986 ...
The only hope for America is Jesus." [21] In his song "America Again", Carman raps, "In the '40s and '50s student problems were chewing gum and talking. In the '90s, rape and murder are the trend. The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade is to put God in America again."
He became a public figure during his run for office, calling for hope and change rather than hate and hiding with many — now famous — Harvey Milk quotes. In many ways, he was the first openly ...
The theology of this third group appears to have had its beginnings as early as October 23, 1844—the day after the Great Disappointment. On that day, during a prayer session with a group of Advent believers, Hiram Edson became convinced that "light would be given" and their "disappointment explained". [37]