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Title: Underappreciated Songwriting Genius
Review: It's so strange that Cockburn, winner of multiple Junos (the Canadian equivilant of our Grammys) would be virtually unknown here in the U.S. He's one of the best songwriters of our day, intelligent, thoughtful, provocative lyrics abound. He's played the role of the hippy love-child, the religious zealot and, on this recording, the political activist. His songs about the violence in Latin America are heart wrenching, he puts a very real face on the horrors encountered there. Listen to the sincerity in his voice when he sings songs like 'If I Had a Rocket Launcher', it sounds as though he really could fire the rocket. This is not a recording for background music at dinner, it's a political manifesto, and it is powerful stuff.
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