~☮ Id Love to Change the World is a song by the British blues - TopicsExpress



          

~☮ Id Love to Change the World is a song by the British blues rock band Ten Years After. Written by Alvin Lee, it is the lead single from the bands 1971 album A Space in Time. It is the bands most famous and popular song, as it was their only Top 40 hit, peaking at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Background and Composition The song was written and sung by Alvin Lee. The song reflects the widespread confusion concerning world events in the timeframe when it was written. With lyrics such as Tax the rich, feed the poor/ til there are no rich no more, one interpretation is that the song is an ironic commentary on the standard countercultural position on social issues. However, it seems doubtful that Alvin Lee intended the couplet Tax the rich, feed the poor to be read as supply side economics set to music. The chorus of Id love to change the world/ but I dont know what to do/ so Ill leave it up to you, adds an ironic twist, since changing the world is unlikely with a simple rock song, but can be read as an exhortation to action. The song features a folk-inspired chord pattern to support the melody. ☮~
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:14:40 +0000

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