At the purchaser’s option – Rhiannon Giddens (2017) d636
“The way I deal with all the stuff inside is I write.” You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul
All the good – Jana Stanfield (2003) d630
I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good I can do.
Seize the day – Ben Frankhauser, Jeremy Jordan (2012) d616
Courage cannot erase the fear. Courage is when we face our fear. Tell those with power, safe in their tower, we will not obey.
Working class hero – Green Day [John Lennon cover] (2007) d608
There’s room at the top they are telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like all the folks on the hill A working class hero is something to be
Solidarity forever – Pete Seeger (1955) d592
They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn That the union makes us strong
Chain gang – Sam Cooke (1960) d590
All day long they’re singin’, mm My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard Give me water, I’m thirsty
Genius – Warren Zevon (2002) d581
He thinks he’ll be alright but he doesn’t know for sure Like every other unindicted coconspirator
The star-spangled banner – Aretha Franklin (2016) – d574 extra
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? https://www.sbnation.com/2018/8/16/17698440/aretha-franklin-detroit-lions-anthem-star-spangled-banner
Sirens – Denzel Curry (2018) d560
Babe, when you hear the siren sounds When the karma come back ’round, don’t let me down Babe, there’s a time to stand your ground Even if one of them sounds, don’t let me down
Dark Comedy Late Show – Open Mike Eagle (2015) d548
With kids being murdered just for being black and tall outdoors They respond to demonstrations wearing kevlar briefs When the main problem is nobody respects our grief They say if it bends it’s funny, if it breaks it ain’t though
