A lot of radio stations wouldn't play this record from 16-year-old Janis Ian because it dealt with the touchy subject of an interracial romance. Janis wrote the song at age 13 and recorded it at 15, but it took a year for the single to gain any traction. She claimed a radio station was torched over the record, but that was never confirmed. The video is a little grainy, but still conveys the song's message.
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