25-02-2013, 12:34 PM
I want to share this YouTube musical/visual presentation reflecting on the lasting effect that John F. Kennedy's assassination has had on our country over the past fifty years I co-wrote the song "Childhood's End" and assisted in its video production. By the way, this project was never intended in to be any kind of political statement. There is no sensationalism in this song or its visual production and it has nothing to do with ideological agendas, conspiracy theories or the like . It's simply a look back at that dark day in Dallas almost a half a century behind us and its far-reaching effects it's had on our nation and the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ssPibCd-1U
I've been a lyricist/songwriter all my life, having the good fortune of working with a number of talented and gifted artists over the past 30+ years. The songwriting credit I'm most proud of is providing the words for "Shadowland", a song co-written with Graham Nash and Joe Vitale that appeared on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's first reunion album, "American Dream", certified platinum in 1989.
Unfortunately, these days many young people today aren't fully aware of the lasting effect President Kennedy's assassination has had on our country and the world over the past fifty years. As the saying goes, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". I think it's critical for our future that this moment from our nation's history is never swept under the carpet of the changing times. We owe that much to our children, our children's children and the future generations that are here long after we are gone...
Rick Ryan
http://childhoods-end.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ssPibCd-1U
I've been a lyricist/songwriter all my life, having the good fortune of working with a number of talented and gifted artists over the past 30+ years. The songwriting credit I'm most proud of is providing the words for "Shadowland", a song co-written with Graham Nash and Joe Vitale that appeared on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's first reunion album, "American Dream", certified platinum in 1989.
Unfortunately, these days many young people today aren't fully aware of the lasting effect President Kennedy's assassination has had on our country and the world over the past fifty years. As the saying goes, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". I think it's critical for our future that this moment from our nation's history is never swept under the carpet of the changing times. We owe that much to our children, our children's children and the future generations that are here long after we are gone...
Rick Ryan
http://childhoods-end.com/