Rock 'n' Roll: Message Time

ROCK 'N' ROLL

The Eastern world it is explodin', Violence flarin', and bullets loadin'. You're old enough to kill, but not for votin' . . . If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away. There'll be no one to save, with the world in a grave . . . Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Get the message? Several million teen-agers do — so loud and clear that Eve of Destruction, as sung by Barry McGuire, is right at the top of the best seller charts. With a dozen more songs of protest snapping close behind, it...

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