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Title: You wanna like this....but....
Review: In the spirit of patriotism and heroism, it almost seems wrong to not support this record, but reality is reality and this is a poor song. Poor by Paul's standards, lyrically poor by any educated 5th grader's. The spirit of the song and the event was, and still is, touching. But it would have been nice if the first sounds of "Freedom" weren't stolen off "Give Peace a Chance". And in light of the historical context of the event, you'd expect Paul to come up with something a little less Sesame Street-ish. But alas, this was Paul "I can write a song in 10 minutes" McCartney, and odds are he was just looking to have something, anything to play that could relate to 9/11. Given his talent and previous credits, something more emotional or powerful was expected. Instead we're stuck with "Anyone who tries to take it away, will have to answer, because this is my right." It's not a Civil Rights case Paul! Neil Young's "Let's Roll" stands up much better as a tribute song.
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