Happy birthday to the late, great Harry Chapin

[Runwildboys]

I believe he gave about 30% of all his concert proceeds to charity, to fight hunger, and more than half his concerts were benefits. A very, very good man, with a unique talent for telling stories through song.

 

[terra]

I believe he gave about 30% of all his concert proceeds to charity, to fight hunger, and more than half his concerts were benefits. A very, very good man, with a unique talent for telling stories through song.

One of the true greats that has never gotten his due; and yet another that passed way before his time

 

[lukin2006]

I believe he gave about 30% of all his concert proceeds to charity, to fight hunger, and more than half his concerts were benefits. A very, very good man, with a unique talent for telling stories through song.

I did not know that. People who make it a mission to feed people are wonderful humans...no one should be hungry.

 

[John813]

Cats in the Cradle is probably a top 5 song for me. Definitely live by those lyrics now that I have kids. Always make time for them, no matter how busy work can get.

 

[catiii]

And yet our government pays farmers not to grow food. That has always seemed obscene to me; and its been going on for like 60 years or more
Why they don't just BUY the food once its grown and then send it to the hungry?
Politicians. True scum of the earth

LIKE x 1000!!!

 

[Runwildboys]

Cats in the Cradle is probably a top 5 song for me. Definitely live by those lyrics now that I have kids. Always make time for them, no matter how busy work can get.

Hits a little close to home for me, but it's an excellent song. If you've never heard Sniper, check it out. He seemed to have an ability to get inside the heads of anyone he wrote about. And he usually added some humor, even to more serious subjects.