That's How Every Empire Falls

That's How Every Empire Falls, written and performed by RB Morris for his album Spies, Lies, and Burning Eyes. Players are RB Morris (acoustic guitar, vocals), David Jacques (bass, horns ), Kenny Vaughan (acoustic guitar), Hector Qirko (electric guitar), Paul Griffith (drums), Eric Fritsch (accordion). Later covered by John Prine and Marianne Faithful among others.

[@craigwalker7415]

Awesome. Simply Awesome .🙂

[@MsLouise1960]

Really, really true.

[@susiehulcher1494]

Glad to be the first to say here that THIS song, sir, has a power and importance we don’t yet seem to understand.

[@MrZeek5252]

I appreciate that. A song for the unfortunate times.

[@TennesseeJed]

Hannah Arendt called it banality of evil, RB made it poetry.