Janis Ian - Society's Child

FLSHBK1 Says:

Dec 30, 2011 - OK, thnx.

ncchestnut Says:

Jan 8, 2012 - It's very hard to be married to the same color and even if you both believe in God Who created the heavens and the earth and all thay is in the of the own kind not alone being married totaly out of you relam, you people need to get real and try being married most of you have not been there or you would know and not be writing such stupid comments like I see here. joe

FLSHBK1 Says:

Jan 15, 2012 - How do you figure I have a problem with her heritage??? I was responding to others who asserted her song referred to her "lesbianism" or to her "interracial parents", neither of which is true. "SADLY", you seem to have a problem with Reading Comprehension. And BTW, I've been listening to the song since 1965, thank you very much. Perhaps you should kiss off.

Condestruction Says:

Jan 17, 2012 - I agree. The term and perception of "race" is a social construct. To be quite specific, it is not even a scientifically accepted classification among humans; It hasn't been for a very long time ('no taxonomic significance'). There is only a single race, the human race. It is a shame that many people are still ignorant of that fact! Much like the narrator's mother and peers in this song.

bendemmusic1 Says:

Feb 11, 2012 - I had the previlage to work with Jimmi Miller (producer) on my project an we talked on Janis and how he got her produced ...Excelant artist and tune ...Great message........

ABDULRHMAN Says:

Feb 14, 2012 - We are studing it right now in the university . for me i didn't like the song ^^" . but the subject i think it's was important for Americans so i can understand that .

Texfield91 Says:

Feb 22, 2012 - It's about a forbidden interracial realtionship

adelgado75 Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - And yet they still use it as a way of separating people. I once said to a White supervisor (I'm Puerto Rican) that there was only once race of people, human, and she took a puff of an imaginary joint and made the peace sign. I guess she was making the point that that belief of 'one race' is something that came out of the sixties.

brainsareus Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - i hear ya, but then again, she is no more "white" than you are just boricua, or a person of color[or not]. those are artificial constructs,created by people with a need to call themselves white, so as to be able to justify screwing over others.

spideraxis Says:

Apr 15, 2012 - Who is Janis Ian fooling? A liberal, left-wing Jew, like all of them - they make sure their neighborhoods and developments stay all-Jewish, restrict the number of non-Whites, draw district and school lines to keep the "schwartzes" out, and are the first to run out when Blacks move in. Their politics are meant to be forced on others, not themselves. Integrate someone else's town, school, district - not theirs.

spideraxis Says:

Apr 15, 2012 - There is more than one race. I've had to deal endlessly with the criticism, ridicule and blame Blacks level against Whites. Teaching about racial tolerance is not to be directed at Whites only - Blacks and Hispanics need it also. Racism comes from all sources. It works all ways, not just one.

Juliaflo Says:

Apr 21, 2012 - I saw that very documentary with Janis and Maestro Bernstein (both of whom I know and have worked with, incidentally).

thadmotor Says:

Apr 21, 2012 - awesome , this song still topical and song transend time . killer organ closes out this great song ...

MrPoupard Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - Lucky you! Given that in 1967 Bernstein could have had really no idea of the iconic status that this particular song m by an unknown 15 year old, would develop it's a powerful indication of his innate musicianship that he chose to highlight it all those years ago brcause with the benefit of 45 years perfect hindsight WE can look back and see that his choice demonstrated a degree of accurate musical foresight almost bordering on clairvoyance.

Juliaflo Says:

Apr 24, 2012 - To think that on June 12 of that year, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the last of those statutes. A few months later, the movie 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' was released.

JoeMC7 Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - No, that was her way of saying she had no beef with you.

JoeMC7 Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - I had this on 45 vinyl for many years. Now why did I sell all my 45s at a yard sale?? Oh well. I want this one back though, but it will be an original.

wickedfeylady Says:

May 2, 2012 - This is a beautiful and very melancholy song

mrsbelcher1987 Says:

May 3, 2012 - I love this song and the msg it gives: society's judgment can tear people apart and break hearts if you let it. Me and my boyfriend, twice my age, are facing this now. I am 24 and not a child.

elvispresley718 Says:

May 10, 2012 - fuck leonard bernstein because pop music back than was like stravinsky compared to today's music

elvispresley718 Says:

May 10, 2012 - Read her autobiography, it's pretty good

payless1981 Says:

May 14, 2012 - many radio stations would'nt play this song at the time this was released.

pattioororke Says:

May 23, 2012 - LIVE this song by her - used to have the album.

Barb Ceriani Says:

May 26, 2012 - i went to see her and she was so awesome and i loved her