Brother Louie by The Stories
“Theme: My Birthday (1973) Let's take this song back from Louie C.K. In 1972, when the song was written, interracial marriage had only been legal in the south for 5 years. Think about it, if you are from Georgia your grandparents or parents couldn't marry someone of of any other race - black, latino, asian. This song is about a man who brings his black girlfriend home and has to confront his parents about it. It was still a hot button issue at the time. Even two years ago a poll from Pew showed that only 63% if a family member married someone outside their racial group. That's kind of amazing.”
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Theme: My Birthday (1973) Let's take this song back from Louie C.K. In 1972, when the song was written, interracial marriage had only been legal in the south for 5 years. Think about it, if you are from Georgia your grandparents or parents couldn't marry someone of of any other race - black, latino, asian. This song is about a man who brings his black girlfriend home and has to confront his parents about it. It was still a hot button issue at the time. Even two years ago a poll from Pew showed that only 63% if a family member married someone outside their racial group. That's kind of amazing.
1 hit wonder and exactly what I wonder?
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Lodged in my brain thanks to all of the Louie catch-up I've been doing lately....
Kind of homesick for Louie so playing this on repeat.
