2017 | Hope In Exile

What’s going on – Marvin Gaye (1972) d36

By Peter / February 25, 2017 / 1970s, Action, Despair, Hope, Love, Slider

Tell me what’s going on. I’ll tell you what’s going on.

Fuck Donald Trump – YG featuring Nipsey Hussle (2016) d35

By Peter / February 24, 2017 / 2010s, Action, Anger, Slider

Ummm, explicit lyrics. Hell, explicit TITLE! We the youth. We the people of this country. We got a voice too. We will be seen, and we will be heard.

A guy named Joe – Coyote Grace (2006) d34

By Peter / February 23, 2017 / 2000s, Consolation, Equity, Hope, Justice, Slider

In light of the latest Presidential injustice, I googled “transgender protest songs.” Who am I to change my life? Who am I to fuck with form? Who am I to weather a storm? But I go slow. I said goodbye to everyone I know. And one morning I awoke, and I was this guy named […]

Caravan of love – Isley, Jasper, Isley (1985) d33

By Peter / February 22, 2017 / 1980s, Action, Love, Slider

Every woman, every man, join the caravan. Everybody take a stand, join the caravan of love.

The search for love (excerpt) – William Melvin Kelly (1966) d32

By Peter / February 21, 2017 / 1960s, Anger, History, Love, Poetry, Slider

I discovered this on Spotify’s “A Poem a Day” for every day of Black History Month. From the Folkways site: Recorded on February 20, 1966, in New York City, the Read-In for Peace in Vietnam was a cultural event aimed not only at registering dissent against the American war in Vietnam, but also at “bearing […]

Mr. President, have pity on the working man – Randy Newman (1974) d31

By Peter / February 20, 2017 / 1970s, Despair, Slider

Maybe you’re cheatin’, Maybe you’re lyin’, Maybe you have lost your mind, Maybe you only think about yourself

Money can’t buy it – Annie Lennox (1992) d30

By Peter / February 19, 2017 / 1990s, Hope, Love, Slider

Thanks Shannon for the suggestion. “I believe that love alone might do these things for you. I believe in love alone yea yea. Take the power to set you free. Kick down the door and throw away the key. Give up your needs, your poisoned seeds. Find yourself elected to a different kind of creed.”

Walls come tumbling down – The Style Council (1985) d29

By Peter / February 18, 2017 / 1980s, Action, Anger, Encouragement, Slider

Kevin suggested this one, which reflects the chaos of the past week. “You don’t have to take this crap. You don’t have to sit back and relax. You can actually try changing it. I know we’ve always been taught to rely upon those in authority. But you never know until you try, how things just […]

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