Ball Of Confusion Historical Context
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Ball of confusion historical context. Or 1 29 to buy mp3. The assassinations of martin luther king jr. Ball of confusion that s what the world is today is a 1970 hit single for the gordy motown label recorded by the temptations and produced by norman whitfield. Directed by paul tait roberts.
It reached 3 on the us pop charts and 2 on the us r b charts. Ball of confusion is chaotic. Like psychedelic shack before it ball of confusion delves head on into psychedelia this time with a strong political message. Kennedy racial unrest nationwide.
Billboard ranked the record as the 24 song of 1970. 4 5 out of 5 stars 15. The plot to rig an election and destroy a presidency. The song is utterly insane and perfectly displays what so many people were feeling in the late sixties and what many people are feeling today.
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A project of the uva center for politics and community idea stations ball of confusion is a one hour documentary that examines the 1968 presidential contest in the context of a difficult and contentious year in american history. 4 6 out of 5 stars 446. It was released on the gordy label and written by norman whitfield and barrett strong the song was used to anchor the 1970 greatest hits ii lp. A singer darts in with a few lines or a few words before another singer comes in to take his place and the lyrics jump from theme to theme in a disjointed manner.