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Sweet Music and Ugly Truth
November 20th, 1987
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November 24th, 1987
Jesse Jackson rides a tractor at a parade in Iowa. Jackson wanted to stay competitive in a state seemingly strong for his opponents.
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November 27th, 1987
The lyrics of “I Wish It Would Rain” as performed by Ruffin Edwards Kendrick: Former Leads of the Temptations.
“Fellas, this was a true love - one of a kind love. But, it doesn’t always work out, because us men don’t always have a tendency to treat all our ladies just right.
Ain’t that right ladies? (Cheers)
The end of this kind of love always made me feel this way. I’m sure you’ve felt this way too”
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David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with Bruce Springsteen when their tours crossed paths in Europe in late 1987.
"How... How the actual fuck did we lose to some corrupt redneck?"
"It's a massive upset sir, Edwards is supposed to be a political wizard. We underestimated his skill."
"Fuck his political wizardry. If other corrupt politicians that I know had 'wizardry' we'd be leading..."
...
"You don't think this is because of the endorsement, do you?"
"Well..."
"Well what?"
"Well... Louisiana's not really your state. They prefer Gore and Jackson down south. It’s not like we could have known tha—"
"Fuck. Fuck! We still have a chance without some southerners don't we?"
"Yes. The rural northern vote is great for you.”
"Great."
-Conversation between Lee Iacocca and a staffer
"It's a massive upset sir, Edwards is supposed to be a political wizard. We underestimated his skill."
"Fuck his political wizardry. If other corrupt politicians that I know had 'wizardry' we'd be leading..."
...
"You don't think this is because of the endorsement, do you?"
"Well..."
"Well what?"
"Well... Louisiana's not really your state. They prefer Gore and Jackson down south. It’s not like we could have known tha—"
"Fuck. Fuck! We still have a chance without some southerners don't we?"
"Yes. The rural northern vote is great for you.”
"Great."
-Conversation between Lee Iacocca and a staffer
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November 24th, 1987
Jesse Jackson rides a tractor at a parade in Iowa. Jackson wanted to stay competitive in a state seemingly strong for his opponents.
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November 27th, 1987
The lyrics of “I Wish It Would Rain” as performed by Ruffin Edwards Kendrick: Former Leads of the Temptations.
“Fellas, this was a true love - one of a kind love. But, it doesn’t always work out, because us men don’t always have a tendency to treat all our ladies just right.
Ain’t that right ladies? (Cheers)
The end of this kind of love always made me feel this way. I’m sure you’ve felt this way too”
“Sunshine, blue skies, please go away
My girl has found another and she’s gone away
With her went my future, my life is filled with so much gloom
So day after day I stay locked up in my room
I know to you, it might sound strange
But I wish it would rain, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause so badly I wanna go outside (such a lovely day)
But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
Listen, I gotta cry 'cause sometime
‘Cause crying just eases all my pain,
People this hurt I feel inside
Words could never explain,
I just wish it would rain, oh let it rain, rain, rain, rain, ooo baby
Let it rain, oh yeah, somebody let it rain this evening, yeah
Y’all put your hands together, let it rain, aw baby, somebody let it rain
Day in day out my tear-stained face
Pressed against the window pane
My eyes search the skies
desperately for rain
'Cause rain drops will hide my tear drops
I can’t hear you,
And no one will ever know that I'm crying
Crying whenever I go outside
To the world outside my tears
I refuse to explain, ooo I wish it would rain, ooh, baby
Let it rain, let it rain
Somebody, let it rain
I’m sitting all alone in my room
There was nothing but gloom
It’s a bad situation
I’ve got tears in my eyes
Come on baby don’t let me get wet
Let it rain
Somebody let it rain this evening
Yeah, yeah
Let it rain from the skies, oh, with tears in my eyes
Oh, let it rain
Oh yeah, yeah, listen
I'm a man and I got my pride
'Til it rains I'm gonna stay inside, let it rain
Let it rain
Rain, rain, rain”
My girl has found another and she’s gone away
With her went my future, my life is filled with so much gloom
So day after day I stay locked up in my room
I know to you, it might sound strange
But I wish it would rain, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause so badly I wanna go outside (such a lovely day)
But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
Listen, I gotta cry 'cause sometime
‘Cause crying just eases all my pain,
People this hurt I feel inside
Words could never explain,
I just wish it would rain, oh let it rain, rain, rain, rain, ooo baby
Let it rain, oh yeah, somebody let it rain this evening, yeah
Y’all put your hands together, let it rain, aw baby, somebody let it rain
Day in day out my tear-stained face
Pressed against the window pane
My eyes search the skies
desperately for rain
'Cause rain drops will hide my tear drops
I can’t hear you,
And no one will ever know that I'm crying
Crying whenever I go outside
To the world outside my tears
I refuse to explain, ooo I wish it would rain, ooh, baby
Let it rain, let it rain
Somebody, let it rain
I’m sitting all alone in my room
There was nothing but gloom
It’s a bad situation
I’ve got tears in my eyes
Come on baby don’t let me get wet
Let it rain
Somebody let it rain this evening
Yeah, yeah
Let it rain from the skies, oh, with tears in my eyes
Oh, let it rain
Oh yeah, yeah, listen
I'm a man and I got my pride
'Til it rains I'm gonna stay inside, let it rain
Let it rain
Rain, rain, rain”
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David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with Bruce Springsteen when their tours crossed paths in Europe in late 1987.
- Meyer London
- Word Count: 550