This song sold over a million copies in just a few days. Some radio stations across the country would not play this song. It was a time when even if a married couple had an abusive spouse they very seldom divorced for fear of being vilified by their neighbors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7t8YTbQSQc&feature=em-share_video_user
It was also a time of great paranoia. In school it was "duck and cover" for fear the Russians would drop an atomic bomb on us. Even as a young boy I thought it comical ...living in the small town of Iron Mountain I thought "Why would they drop a bomb on us?"
The communist witch hunt with Joe McCarthy was in full swing. Actors, directors, film makers were accused of being communists. Even Ronald Reagan ratted on a few that were not.
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My father worked at the Ford plant and came home one day very upset during that time period....He disliked the Korean war and was not afraid to say it. He was brought into the office being accused of being a communist...of course he was not and kept his job.
Seems like paranoia is starting again in this country. I, my family and friends have a life to enjoy so it won't be us.
Merry Christmas, Joe....memories from the past.
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