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Transatlantic Perspectives on AmericaTue, 02 Mar 2010 13:08:30 +0000http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2hourly1By: Daniel Dunne
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Daniel DunneTue, 13 Oct 2009 01:52:52 +0000http://americaadrift.com/?p=1006#comment-649This is an interesting article but I was curious where you got your facts on John Lee Hooker's song Motor City Burning. I have been lead to believe that both Hooker's version and the MC5's version are about the 1967 riot. The versions differ slightly but both state "It started on 12th and Clairmount" which is where the 1967 riot started. The 1943 riot was started on Belle Isle. Also, I read that Hooker did not make it to Detroit until 1948 which is also when he started his recording career. Is there another version of the song that I do not know about? Please advise.This is an interesting article but I was curious where you got your facts on John Lee Hooker’s song Motor City Burning. I have been lead to believe that both Hooker’s version and the MC5’s version are about the 1967 riot. The versions differ slightly but both state “It started on 12th and Clairmount” which is where the 1967 riot started. The 1943 riot was started on Belle Isle. Also, I read that Hooker did not make it to Detroit until 1948 which is also when he started his recording career. Is there another version of the song that I do not know about? Please advise.
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StuartFri, 01 May 2009 10:11:19 +0000http://americaadrift.com/?p=1006#comment-517Another excellent piece Steen. Much thanks all around.
See also <a href="http://edgeofthewest.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/motor-city-is-burning/" rel="nofollow">davenoon's post</a> from last July for some additional context to the 1967 riots.Another excellent piece Steen. Much thanks all around.
See also davenoon’s post from last July for some additional context to the 1967 riots.
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america adrift : driftwood: re-reading automobile politics as cultural textFri, 01 May 2009 09:34:32 +0000http://americaadrift.com/?p=1006#comment-515[...] from Detroit band The White Stripes’ 1999 debut album. Steen’s recent post, “Motor City Is Burning,” examines MC5’s 1968/69 cover of John Lee Hooker’s 1943 song “Motor City Is [...][...] from Detroit band The White Stripes’ 1999 debut album. Steen’s recent post, “Motor City Is Burning,” examines MC5’s 1968/69 cover of John Lee Hooker’s 1943 song “Motor City Is [...]
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