Word: sambas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Diatonic Devilry. The opening song, Time, shows the same kind of diatonic devilry that makes Hair such easy listening. What Is a Friend is an infectious, cross-rhythmed carnival samba that answers itself: "Someone I don't have to sham/Who can dig me as I am." On paper, A New Generation's lyrics look overly moralistic and underly lyrical: "A new generation is now on the scene . . . standing for right, demanding fair play for everyone." But combined with a beat that bounces all the way from Broadway to Brazil, the song becomes a pure case of the moral...