This Monday we celebrate the life of a most amazing and transformative man, Martin Luther King, Jr, so this weekend’s theme is a tribute to this great man and the profound difference he made in our nation…and for that matter, the world.
Songs about freedom, justice, respect, protest or whatever best expresses your thoughts about the man, what he fought for or his legacy.
Pride (In the Name of Love) – U2
Power to the People – John Lennon
I Have a Dream – Common and Will I Am
We Shall Overcome – Bruce Springsteen
Freedom – Jimi Hendrix
Phil Ochs–Freedom Riders;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFtgrw-p1WU
Eddie Vedder performs My City in Ruins
Cassandra Wilson–Redemption Song;
Tracy Chapman–Fast Car;
Sly and the Family Stone–Everyday People;
Sam Cooke–A Change Is Going To Come;
Moodswings – Spiritual High (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
Parts 2 and 3 are the best. That’s Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders in Part 2 and the good doctor himself in Part 3.
Part 1
https://youtu.be/9gySsYjkdfk
Part 2
https://youtu.be/-cHxiaYBt-4
Part 3
https://youtu.be/cgbeXVAPW64
Randy Crawford – Everything Must Change
Wow that is a find! Thank you dear Kalima!
Hi Patsy, I see you are still busy doing your good work.
We have seen her in concert 3 times here in Tokyo, she is really tremendous, not very tall, but her voice carries to every corner of the hall. I simply adore her.
Take care.
Oooo Lucky You!
I have loved her for years
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSOQhIl_kXU
Great Patsy, thanks. Brings back happy memories of me whizzing around Tokyo on my bike with my Walkman on full blast. Oh happy days! 😀
She has a remix version of this song on her album with Joe Sample, never tire of listening to her voice.
One of my all-time favourites, tonight especially for you. 🙂
Bob Marley – One Love
UB40 — One in Ten
96 Degrees in the Shade — Third World
Neil Young – Southern Man
Whitney Houston & Cece Winans – “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGL099t8i2s&feature=related
“Come Sunday” (Live)- Mahalia Jackson
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpb7wZmEUk
“Keep Your Hand On The Plow” (Live)- Mahalia Jackson
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzcYajuigHk
Trouble of the World – Mahalia Jackson
httpsh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eiI52WluF0&feature=related