Move over Babe, here comes Henry – Bill Slayback (1973) hope days 1
Here’s a man from Alabam “Hamm’rin Henry” is his name. Mister Aaron, “King of Slam,” nailing down his all time fame
The hill we climb – Amanda Gorman (2021) hope day 0
But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated. In this truth, in this faith we trust for while we have our eyes on the future, history has its eyes on us. This is the era of just redemption. We feared it at its inception. We did not feel prepared to […]
Work that – Mary J Blige (2006) d1458 Inauguration Day!
Feelin’ great because the light’s on meCelebrating the things that everyone told meWould never happen but God has put his hands on meAnd ain’t a man alive could ever take it from meWorking with what I got I gotta keep onTaking care of myself I wanna live longAin’t never ashamed what life did to me
By the time I get to Arizona – Public Enemy (1991) d1456
They can’t understand why he the manI’m singin’ ’bout a kingThey don’t like itWhen I decide to mike itWait I’m waitin’ for the dateFor the man who demands respect‘Cause he was great see’monI’m on the one missionTo get a politicianTo honor or he’s a gonnerBy the time I get to Arizona
Happy new year (Prince can’t die again) – Mac McCaughan (2016) d1448
So gather with your retrograde relations at the tableNursing hangovers with hatefulness and fearRemember who needs to get out and see the worldPlay the long game, muster up some cheer‘Cause if they believe that nothing really mattersAll that winning might end sooner than they thinkWe might not have democracy or freedom anymoreBut resistance will be […]
I Vote! – Aliza Hava f. Spiritchild (2020) d1446
I got this feelin’ something can changeBut if I do nothing then things remain sameSo I stimulate the brain on what they got to sayAnd read between the lines to figure the best wayChoose your side if you’re gonna ride, make your claimTake nothing short of the truthState your name for the record so they […]
The hand song – Nickel Creek (2000) d1389
Now the boy’s grown and moved out on his ownWhen Uncle Sam comes alongA foreign affair, but our young men were thereAnd luck had his number drawnIt wasn’t that long till our hero was goneHe gave to a friend what he learned from the cross
Where do we go from here? – Martin Luther King Jr. (1967) d1386
And I must confess, my friends (Yes sir), that the road ahead will not always be smooth. (Yes) There will still be rocky places of frustration (Yes) and meandering points of bewilderment. There will be inevitable setbacks here and there. (Yes) And there will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed […]
The love – Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson f. Joe Biden (2020) d1380
Madness is what you demonstrateAnd that’s exactly how anger works and operatesMan, you gotta have love, this’ll set us straightTake control of your mind and meditateLet your soul gravitate to the love, y’all, y’all
