i happened across this article

and i LOVE the song, so i'll post the article (tie in YA KNOW)

mr gonzalez gives us a great audio slide show with the article as well. please be sure to check that out as well

The Faces in the South Bronx Rubble
By DAVID GONZALEZ
By the rivers of Babylon

There we sat down and wept

When we remembered Zion.

Psalm 137

THE afternoon sun dipped low over the empty lots around Charlotte Street. There in the long shadows stood three boys against a backdrop of smashed bricks, crumpled beer cans and a busted bike wheel. Behind them, past the tall weeds of this urban prairie, loomed decrepit apartment buildings.

Yet the trio were grinning, their faces friendly, even goofy. Look closer at the picture and you can see why they smile: A scrawny mutt’s snout peeks out from their huddle.............
pic:

David Gonzalez

Boston Road near Charlotte Street.
(boney m)


and here's my FAVORITE version of the same: (the melodians)