"Sunshine (Go Away Today)" by Jonathan Edwards.

OK, girls and boys, more 70s one-hit wonders: It was 1970/71 and this Minnesota-born singer-songwriter had just left his Boston-based band Sugar Creek to pursue a solo career. Set to record his first single, the engineer accidentally erased the tape so, in a hurry, he recorded one of his own compositions as a "Plan B", a song he had written shortly before leaving the band. A 1971 folk-rock classic catchy and defiant Vietnam War protest tune. According to him, "it was just at the time of the Vietnam War and [Richard] Nixon. It was looking bad out there. That song meant a lot to a lot of people during that time, especially me". #4 Billboard Hot 100, Certified Gold. Covered by, among others, Juice Newton and The Isley Brothers. Part of the "Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy" soundtrack. In th 90s, he collaborated extensively with Cheryl Wheeler, one of my all-time favorite artists. Singer-songwriter? Song? Answer: "Sunshine (Go Away Today)" by Jonathan Edwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9lK_RInD6M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYNBSf4o8yc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGSDh0y7nA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oWoFQxQV8

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