astronauts for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
In fact, their song “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” was played in space when NASA beamed it to the linking of Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. The genre crossover band had numerous top 10 billboard hits in the ’70s and has re-emerged over the years with several rap artists sampling War’s music. When I hear just about any War song, it takes me back to my youthful days growing up in Los Angeles. Sometimes it’s a particular song, but it can also be a specific band. Every so often, you hear a song that results in a deluge of memories flooding your mind. Music possesses the power to transport its listeners back in time.
