{"product_id":"bob-stanley-pete-wiggs-present-state-of-the-union-american-dream-incrisis-1967-1973-various-cd","title":"Bob Stanley \u0026 Pete Wiggs Present State Of The Union: American Dream InCrisis 1967-1973 \/ Various (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eUK collection. By mid-1968 there was a growing consensus that something had gone horribly wrong with the American dream. The nation's youth had loudly made their feelings clear, but now the older, pre-Beatles generations began to look at the country - with urban riots, Vietnam, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy - and wonder what the hell was happening. This album includes rare classics (The Beach Boys' 'Fourth Of July'), lost masterpieces (Roy Orbison's seven-minute 'Southbound Jericho Parkway'), and forgotten gems by some of the biggest names in the business (Elvis Presley's 'Clean Up Your Own Back Yard'). Reactions to America's existential crisis ranged in subject matter from divorce (Frank Sinatra's 'The Train') and the break-up of the nuclear family (The Four Seasons' 'Saturday's Father'), to eulogies for fallen heroes (Dion's 'Abraham Martin and John'), sympathy for Vietnam vets (Johnny Tillotson's 'Welfare Hero'), the church's institutional racism (Eartha Kitt's intense 'Paint Me Black Angels'), and even questioning the ethics of the space programme (Bing Crosby's terrific 'What Do We Do With The World'). Compiled by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, State Of The Union follows on from their highly acclaimed English Weather and Paris In The Spring compilations. With clear parallels between today's fractured country and the USA fifty years ago, this is a fascinating condensation of what Americans were thinking when they turned on the TV, or the radio, or simply walked down Main Street in 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean Up Your Own Back Yard - Elvis Presley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Brand New Day - Della Reese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abraham Martin And John - Dion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Train - Frank Sinatra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Saturday's Father - The 4 Seasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4th Of July - The Beach Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wine In The Wind - Anita Kerr ; The Anita Kerr Singers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What Do We Do With The World? - Bing Crosby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lord Of The Manor - The Everly Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hitchhiker - The Four Preps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paint America Love - Lou Christie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mr Businessman - Ray Stevens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paint Me Black Angels - Eartha Kitt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Southbound Jericho Parkway - Roy Orbison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Questions - Bobby Darin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e This Crazy World - Paul Anka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Take A Letter Maria - Mel Torme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cherrystones - Eugene Mcdaniels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Some People Sleep - The Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cardboard California - Buddy Greco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Do You Believe This Town - Dean Martin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Welfare Hero - Johnny Tillotson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Save The Children - Teresa Brewer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Revolution - The Brothers Four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521945178386,"sku":"029667092326","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bob-stanley-pete-wiggs-present-state-of-the-union-american-dream-incrisis-1967-1973-various-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}