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I was fumbling around the 54-40 website and I probably would have known about this when it first came out but I really don't listen to the radio much anymore for music. When I listen for music its on my Ipod so I rely on visiting favorite bands websites from time to time to see what they are up to.

Well, it appears that 54-40 has a new album out there. Unfortunately not available on US Itunes just yet and Itunes of course won't let you go to another countries Itunes to get music even though we live right here on the friggin border so I will have to order the hard copy of the CD in order to get it, which is all good and well as I would rather have the artwork and hard copy of the record of bands I really like.

Anyway, thats beside the point, here are a couple tracks off the new 54-40 album Northern Soul:

Northern Soul, its been out for awhile but easily is my favorite song off the record without even hearing the whole thing, it is also the most meaningful song on the record being an anti-war song, lyrically its one of the most touching and emotional songs I have heard period, one comment I read on the youtube page put simply,

"Its too bad the message in this song will never be heard by the masses. It seems bloodshed is the only answer we have when bloodshed has proved over the corse of time to change nothing" :

Northern Soul

Mama is your boy home I used to see him here
No my son is gone away you won’t find him near
Is he over there then fightin’ in that war
No my son has left that place we’ll see him never more

Chorus
War
And now this war has taken away our son
Has taken away our son
What ever happened to love sweet love
What ever happened to
Love your brother love your sister one another
in the darkest hour

Mama what was he fightin for did he really understand
No my son just went along he was told to by the man
Mama he was my son too I feel for him I can
Northern soul is what he had and I’d rather have him back

Chorus

Bridge
He’s a bird that flies in your yard
And he won’t be back again so put him in your heart
Cause you made him with your love and he flies above
And we both know he was better than this war

Mama is your daughter home or has she to run her time
No my girl has gone downtown carrying a sign
Hurray for the peace parade and the lovers of free will
Free to surrender the need to kill or be killed