On This Date (54 Years Ago): Ten Years After – I’d Love To Change The World
- Sep 1
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August 31, 1971 – Ten Years After released their defining single “I’d Love To Change The World” b/w “Let The Sky Fall” on Columbia Records. Featured on the album A Space in Time, it became their most commercially successful track, peaking at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Highlights:
Written by guitarist Alvin Lee, the song captured the turbulence of the early ’70s.
Lyrics tackled taxation, inequality, environmental concerns, and the Vietnam War, while the chorus admitted uncertainty: “I’d love to change the world, but I don’t know what to do.”
Blends folk-inspired melodies with electric rock energy, making it both reflective and anthemic.
Despite Lee’s later mixed feelings about lyrical interpretation, it remains a classic rock staple, still heard in film, TV, and covers today.
Legacy:“I’d Love To Change The World” endures as a protest anthem that reflects both hope and frustration—a timeless mirror of its era.
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