Union maid – Billy Bragg, Mike & Ruthy Merenda, Dar Williams, New York City Labor Chorus [Woody Guthrie cover] (2009) d468
Thanks Melissa, for the suggestion. Sorry we’re a (May) day late. Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union. Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union ’til the day I die.
Have it all – Jason Mraz (2018) d467
May you know the meaning of the word happiness May you always lead from the beating in your chest May you be treated like an esteemed guest May you get to rest, may you catch your breath
Brand new day – Joshua Radin (2008) d466
It’s a brand new day The sun is shinning It’s a brand new day For the first time In such a long long time I know I’ll be OK This cycle never ends You gotta fall In order to mend
The lark ascending – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, c. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1972) d465
From wikipedia: The Lark Ascending is a poem of 122 lines by the English poet George Meredith about the song of the skylark. Siegfried Sassoon called it matchless of its kind, “a sustained lyric which never for a moment falls short of the effect aimed at, soars up and up with the song it imitates, and unites inspired spontaneity with a […]
Sisters are doin’ it for themselves – Eurythmics f. Aretha Franklin (1985) d464
Now this is a song to celebrate The conscious liberation of the female state!
Footloose – Kenny Loggins (1984) d463
You’re playing so cool, obeying every rule Deep way down in your heart You’re burning, yearning for the some-somebody to tell you That life ain’t passing you by I’m trying to tell you It will if you don’t even try
Woman with the strength of 10,000 men – Peter Himmelman (1991) d462
There ain’t nobody alive that can keep your spirit down No one can keep you from changing what just ain’t fair
For good – Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel (2003) d461
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better? But because I knew you Because I knew you I have been changed for good
New shoes – Paulo Nutini (2007) d459
I said, hey I put some new shoes on And everybody’s smiling, it’s so inviting Oh short on money but long on time
