A Revolutionary Interlude (Lee Michaels)

I'm a sucker for hippie self-righteousness. Recorded in 1970, this is pretty much cut from the same cloth as other hit singles of the year: "Signs," "Candle in the Rain," "Spirit in the Sky," when for an odd moment, the counterculture disguised itself as primitive Christianity. 

However, unlike all those other songs, this one didn't chart. The lyric might have been a bit too close to the bone.

If you like this song, you might want to check out the album it comes from: Barrel, by Lee Michaels. Many of the songs also address the Vietnam war effort; "Thumbs" criticizes the military more generally. All of the songs have the same appealing, laid-back 70s groove thing happening. Michaels was born in LA, but there's a lot of New Orleans in his piano and organ playing. In All the Rage, Small Faces/Faces keyboardist Ian McLagen recalls being impressed by the sheer presence and volume of Michaels' Hammond B-3 playing live; I'll take his word for it.