Remove 45 – De La Soul f. Chuck D, Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Mysonne, Posdnuos (2020) d1397
Wait, let me turn off the hateThough it’s hard to spread harmony when his policies are for harmPeople of color is not a blemish on the face of white AmericaBut his story breeds hysteriaWhich means wisdom being pulled out of the root of the White HouseSort of like a toothBut do understand, we have cysts […]
Fight the power – Public Enemy f. Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG & QuestLove (2020) d1342
You love Black Panther but not Fred HamptonWord to the Howards and the Aggies and the HamptonsThey book us, won’t book us, I’m BookerT. Washington, George killed, for twentyThink about it (Think), that’s two thousand penniesThe value of black life the cost of goin’ to Wendy’sFor a four-quarter burger, ended in murderFight for Breonna and […]
Hang on Ruthie – Buffalo Romeo (2018) d1335
Ruthie laid down the law at ACLU She fought for women’s rights at Harvard Law Review (Columbia too!) Justice was served at VMI Justice was served at SSI Justice was served with Lilly and Duren Justice is served and Ruthie’s still burning
The rising – Bruce Springsteen (2002) d1304
Spirits above and behind meFaces gone black, eyes burnin’ brightMay their precious blood forever bind meLord as I stand before your fiery light
Walk away – Franz Ferdinand (2005) d509
“And with that handshake, President Trump has done something no other President has done: Legitimize the brutal dictator of North Korea, the most repressive regime in the world.” ~ Jonathan Capehart The stab of stiletto On a silent night Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back
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.
Mercy mercy me (the ecology) – Marvin Gaye (1971) d458
Whoa, ah, mercy mercy me Oh things ain’t what they used to be, no no Where did all the blue skies go?
Stand up for something – Andra Day, Common (2017) d429
Rise up, love, lift your hands I stand with you ’cause I understand
You’ll never walk alone – Dropkick Murphys [Rodgers & Hammerstein cover] (2017) d420
Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you’ll never walk alone
Kids in America – Kim Wilde (1982) d419
New York to east California There’s a new wave coming, I warn ya
