Word: homelessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...antithesis of trite "Four Score" is "John," the foremost song of social consciousness for The Barley Boys. It shares the coolness and plaintive tone of their previous number, "Harbortown," but has a strong groove that distinguishes it. "John" applies the intensity of "Harbortown" to the plight of a homeless beggar in the Boston Common. The poignant, probing lines like, "Oh, what is it that plays with our minds that prevents us from doing something human and kind?" understandably, and understandingly, haunt listeners...
...money and keeping it, money that would never reach "John." Harvard, more than ever before, was viewed as a pipeline to the world of corporate banking and high finance. This view obviously held little charm for Restieri and Bentley, the two Leverett House roommates who now sing about the homeless. If they make money, it will be for their music and their message. And if they succeed, they will be the first big-name musicians from Harvard in years...
Among the places students will visit are a homeless shelter in the South End, a social center for the elderly in East Boston and a low-income housing project in Dorchester. Although the event officially lasts only one day, the program is designed to have participants continue working on their specific projects on a long-term basis...
Look around America. Begin with New York City. Observe the filth and decay, the turbulence and misery evoking a Third World capital, the homeless sleeping in the streets, the haze of drugs, the racial hate, the crime, the fear. Look at other large American cities, most of which have some of New York in them. And then recall the phrase the American Century...
...soft tenor voice, he discusses nutrition: "Do you like it when your sandwich is burned like that? That's not supposed to be good for you. But it sure tastes good, though." He chats with the waiter: "Does this bread get thrown away? It could go to the homeless. They'd only have a little-bit-later lunch...