Although there were some nice moments, overall I thought today's set was too much of a mish-mash.
I think a more interesting idea would have been to go back to the origin of Veteran's Day: Armistice
Day, and a show with ten songs about peace. Of course we would have had the LN Give Peace A
Chance, but there might also have been gems like Tom Paxton's Peace Will Come. (Do I hear
the wheels turning in CapnJack's head already?)
TANC: I have a Paxton best-of sitting in front of me that I just got -- the Rhino collection from 1999. Sadly, it does not include "Peace Will Come". I was a big fan of his back in the early prog-FM days, when he was a staple -- "Whose Garden Was This?", "Talking Vietnam Pot Luck Blues", "Forest Lawn" and many others.
You'll recall that WNEW frequently played many of the tracks from his Peace Will Come album,
including the title track,
The Hostage (about the Attica Prison riot),
Jesus Christ SRO,
and the whimsical
I Lost My Heart On A 747.
Paul Simon's "Armistice Day" would've been appropriate too.
Other obvious choices include:
Cat Stevens - Peace Train
George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?