CHANGES SONG UPDATE
AFWN USAF AF Air Force Air Force Song update Change Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Lyrics printed with permission from Carl Fischer, LLC. Air Force!įly to fight, guarding the nation's border, Ch-ch-changes Don't tell them to grow up and out of it Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange) Ch-ch-changes Where's your shame You've left us up to our necks in it Time may change me But you can't trace time Strange fascination, fascinating me Changes are taking the pace I'm going through Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes (Turn and face the strange. Then down we roar to score the rainbow's pot of gold.Ī toast to the host of those we boast, the U.S. We drink to those who gave their all of old, To a friend we send a message of the brave who serve on high. And consequently I think that's when that song started coming to me.
Of those who love the vastness of the sky, In a meeting I went to they played Foreigner to me and they said, 'You've got to start writing stuff more like Foreigner.' I said, 'I'm not going to, but thanks anyway.' I thought, 'I'm going through all these changes, it's very strange. The song makes references to the war on drugs, the treatment of black people by the police, racism, the reconciliation between the black and. Hey!īrilliant minds fashioned a crate of thunder,īoundless souls dreaming of skies to conquer ' Changes ' is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring vocals by the group Talent first released as a single from Shakur's greatest hits compilation on October 13, 1998. Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,ĭown we dive, spouting our flame from under, “Changing the lyrics in no way diminishes the history and accomplishments of men or dilutes our eternal gratitude for their sacrifice and bravery.” “I also know with absolute certainty and clarity that these changes are about adding to, not subtracting from, who we are,” he said. “They add proper respect and recognition to everyone who serves and who has served.”Īt the same time, Goldfein re-emphasized the careful consideration that went into the decision for whether, and how, to change the lyrics. “These new lyrics speak more accurately to all we do, all that we are and all that we strive to be as a profession of arms,” Goldfein said. The updated lyrics include subtle but important changes that more accurately illustrate the role women have played for decades.
Goldfein unveiled those new lyrics in March and suggested that additional changes to remove the remaining male-only references would be made at a later date and after further review. The first step focused on changing the song’s third verse, which also serves as the official song of the United States Air Force Academy. Goldfein, completes a two-step process in which male-only references were revised to capture the distinguished service, the high standards, and central role that women play in every facet of the modern United States Air Force. The announcement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.
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