Chicago
1971 · Atlantic 11 017 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Graham Nash
- Title
- Chicago
- Release
- Chicago / Simple Man
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Atlantic # 11 017
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, UK: England
- Songwriter
- Graham Nash
- Genre
- Singer Songwriter · Singer Songwriter
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
The song "Chicago" (Atlantic # 10 017), probably the most well-known of the tracks about the 1968 demonstrations outside the Democratic Nation Convention in Chicago, and the subsequent trial of the Chicago Seven / Eight. Released by singer/songwriter Graham Nash, born 2 February 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, and currently based in Manhattan, New York, USA. The song featured on his 1971 debut solo album Songs for Beginners (Atlantic # SD-7204), which also had the Vietnam War-related song "Military Madness" on it. A live version of the song is featured on the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album 4 Way Street (Atlantic #SD 2-902), discussed below. It began with referencing the Bobby Seale controversy: "brother's bound and gagged...chained him to a chair". It questioned how that could happen in a country known for freedom. The song's repeated phrase "won't you please come to Chicago" called on people to take a stand.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
born 2 February 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, and currently based in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Themes
In collections
1968 Chicago Seven / Eight Songs · European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs