Edwin Starr, "Stop the War Now"

R.I.P. Norman Whitfield, who had a hand in writing and/or producing an astonishing proportion of my favorite R&B songs of the golden era of rock 'n' soul (1966-1975, by my definition). Here's one of his politically charged efforts, and you can decide for yourself whether "Stop the War Now" as a follow-up to the #1 hit "War" was an opportunistic knockoff or a more panicked and desperate cry from someone who feared his message hadn't been sufficiently apprehended the first time around.

And since that message is being forgotten right now in light of our current focuses on U.S. financial meltdown, hurricanes and tornadoes, and presidential back-and-forth (not that we shouldn't be concerned with those things) - STOP THE WAR NOW, MOTHERFUCKERS!

PS: An additional R.I.P. to Jimi Hendrix, gone 38 years ago today. I'll say more about him another day.