When the American singer-songwriter, Jackie DeShannon, was played “What the World Needs Now” by the composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, she knew the world needed her to sing the song.
In 1965, DeShannon released, “What the World Needs Now Is Love”, with her beloved America conflicted. Combat troops had been sent to Vietnam; protests over the war were everywhere; civil rights were front and centre.
Prophetically, DeShannon sings, “Lord we don’t need another mountain.
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