2019 | Hope In Exile

In a big country – Big Country (1983) d1025

By Pete / November 11, 2019 / 1980s, Despair, Encouragement, Slider

I thought that pain and truth were things that really matteredBut you can’t stay here with every single hope you had shattered

My back pages – Bob Dylan and a bunch of his friends (1993) d1024

By Pete / November 10, 2019 / 1990s, Cognitive & Emotional Dissonance, Encouragement, Good Video, Hope, Slider

I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now

You’re gonna make me lonesome when you go – Miley Cyrus f. Johnzo West (2012) d1023

By Pete / November 9, 2019 / 2010s, Consolation, Slider

You’re gonna make me wonder what I’m doin’Stayin’ far behind without youYou’re gonna make me wonder what I’m sayin’You’re gonna make me give myself a good talkin’ to

Tomorrow is a long time – AJ Lee [Bob Dylan cover] (2013) d1022

By Pete / November 8, 2019 / 2010s, Encouragement, Slider

I can’t see my reflection in the mirrorI can’t speak the sounds that show no painI can’t hear the echoes of my footstepsAnd can’t remember the sound of my own name

Blowin’ in the wind – The Ray Conniff Singers [Bob Dylan cover] (1987) d1021

By Pete / November 7, 2019 / 1980s, Cognitive & Emotional Dissonance, Encouragement, Resistance

How many years can a mountain existBefore it’s washed to the sea?How many years must some people existBefore they’re allowed to be free?

The birth of American music – Wesley Morris (2019) d1020

By Pete / November 6, 2019 / 2010s, Cognitive & Emotional Dissonance, Equity, History, Resistance, Slider

Black music, forged in captivity, became the sound of complete artistic freedom. It also became the sound of America. On today’s episode: Wesley Morris, a critic-at-large for The New York Times. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast. This episode contains […]