The meaning of July fourth for the Negro – Frederick Douglass, read by James Earl Jones (2004) d532
Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon […]
Pink houses – John Mellencamp (1983) d530
And there’s winners, and there’s losers But they ain’t no big deal ‘Cause the simple man baby pays the thrills, The bills and the pills that kill
Born on the fourth of July – Tom Paxton (1977) d529
I was born on the fourth of July No one more loyal than I When my country said so I was ready to go And I wish I’d been left there to die
Coolsville – Rickie Lee Jones (1978) d528
Hot City don’t hurt that much but everything feels the same Well the real thing come and the real thing go Well the real thing is back in town Ask me if you want to know The way to Coolsville. (Well I hear you want to go back to Coolsville Well come on honey, take […]
Cold water – Major Lazer f. Justin Bieber & MØ (2016) d527
‘Cause we all get lost sometimes, you know? It’s how we learn and how we grow And I wanna lay with you ’til I’m old You shouldn’t be fighting on your own
Someone keeps moving my chair – They Might Be Giants (1990) d526
Is this Horrible? Is this Horrible? It’s the ugliness men, Mr. Horrible We’re just trying to bug you We thought that our dreadfulness Might be a thing to annoy you with.
Running (Refugee Song) – Gregory Porter, Common, Keyon Harrold and Andrea Pizziconi (2016) d524
Running from the place that I know, I’m running, what direction should I go? Keep running, so tired and so worn; I won’t stop until I’m safe and strong.
24 frames- Jason Isbell (2015) d523
This is how you make yourself call your mother And this is how you make yourself closer to your brother And remember him back when he was small enough to help you sing
