Man in the mirror – Michael Jackson (1987) d151
If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change.
This train is bound for glory – Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe, The Old Crow Medicine Show [Woody Guthrie cover] (2012) d146 (10% done)
This train don’t carry no liars, this train; This train don’t carry no liars, this train; This train don’t carry no liars, She’s streamlined and a midnight flyer, This train don’t carry no liars, this train.
I see a victory – Kim Burrell, Pharrell Williams (2016) d123
They’ll call it a mystery But we’re gonna call it victory We’ll be writing history It’s gon’ be victory They’ll be signs on top of signs Just so you know the history It’s saying victory is with me
We the people – A Tribe Called Quest (2016) d104
Amazingly, recorded BEFORE the election. [skip this one of you don’t like swears] All you Black folks, you must go. All you Mexicans, you must go. And all you poor folks, you must go. Muslims and gays, boy, we hate your ways. So all you bad folks, you must go. Thanks, Kevin, for the suggestion.
My name Joe – Lucy Kaplansky (1994) d68
My name Joe, my name Joe. There is a king in Thailand. And he plays the jazz drum. He has a fine and healthy son Oh no I’m not the one. My name Joe.
Fortunate son – River Whyless [CCR cover] (2017) d55
The HopeinExile braintrust (such as it is) is gathered in San Diego for the World Baseball Classic. Ron’s pick this morning is a CCR cover. “In using footage from the Women’s March on Washington (and our hometown of Asheville) for our rendition of CCR’s “Fortunate Son,” our goal is to help speak truth to […]
Respect – Aretha Franklin (1967) d48
Eileen suggests “Respect” because International Women’s Day [was yesterday]. Because Aretha. Rolling Stone named “Respect” one of the top five greatest songs of all time, saying: “Franklin wasn’t asking for anything. She sang from higher ground: a woman calling an end to the exhaustion and sacrifice of a raw deal with scorching sexual authority. In […]
Future love paradise – Seal (1991) d45
Thanks Alison for the suggestion. This isn’t the last we’ll hear of Seal. “Don’t you know that racism has a minimum future, kids, can only lead to no good, to no good. Besides your sons and daughters already know how that feels.”
