Some Men

Written shortly after 9/11, this song of concern and protest was never published or performed outside my basement until now. Perhaps it should have been -- it expresses in a melodic, some say Leonard Cohenish way the hope that we might use the destruction of the World Trade Center as a wakeup call to build understanding and world peace. Unfortunately, our country's leaders have used it to support war. If only songswriters ruled the world, as Bob Marley said, all things would be possible --...

Written shortly after 9/11, this song of concern and protest was never published or performed outside my basement until now. Perhaps it should have been -- it expresses in a melodic, some say Leonard Cohenish way the hope that we might use the destruction of the World Trade Center as a wakeup call to build understanding and world peace. Unfortunately, our country's leaders have used it to support war. If only songswriters ruled the world, as Bob Marley said, all things would be possible -- even peace.