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lemonade kid
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 Posted - 28/06/2013 : 15:18:08
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Some great songs
...songs that may have not changed the world,
but they sometimes penetrate even the thickest heads
...and that's a good thing.
Lay Down Melanie...full extended 9+ minute version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIYo9UBQF6g
Open Our Eyes...Richie Havens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2fWfgwtl98
Give Peace A Chance...the song of a generation...what a time.
The original Plastic Ono Band music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlKX-m17C7U
Share some peace...
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Old hippies never die, they just ramble on.
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Edited by - lemonade kid on 28/06/2013 15:21:30 |
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captain america and billy
Old Love
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Posted - 28/06/2013 : 18:16:43
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| Granddaddy of them all-Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind".Particularly Peter Paul and Mary's rendition.... |
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markk
Old Love
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John9
Old Love
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Posted - 02/07/2013 : 22:24:58
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Thanks for the link Mark - I had forgotten just how good that one was. It is a timely reminder of how the best songs and performances really do stand the test of time. And of course we marked the sad passing of Mary Travers on this site not so very long ago.
The (original) Fifth Dimension to my mind were one of the finest all vocal bands ever. And Ron Townson I think I'm right in saying, was at school with Arthur Lee. Here's the ultimate anthem to peace and harmony - and some pretty artwork to go with it...great topic, LK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm42r3pGEWM |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 03/07/2013 : 06:33:56
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Good stuff. guys...cheers, j9.
A few more...from World Peace by Spinner.com
'People Get Ready,' the Impressions (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nH3fKH10oM
Perhaps the great Curtis Mayfield's best-known song, 'People Get Ready' was chosen as one of the 10 best songs of all time by a Mojo magazine panel that included Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson. Inspired by the historic March on Washington in 1963, the song was Mayfield's pop-gospel version of "I Have a Dream."
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'One Love,' Bob Marley (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
The reggae great accentuated his own ode to positivity with echoes of Mayfield's 'People Get Ready.' Such a simple sentiment, and about as eloquent as it gets: "Let's get together and feel all right."
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'Peace Train,' Cat Stevens (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJk-mm0ldoQ
Despite the weird controversy he's sparked since his Muslim conversion, the folksinger now known as Yusuf Islam was once the very epitome of mainstream pacifism, as this hit single, his first US Top 10, still attests.
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'Love Train,' O'Jays (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQvmCzILBfE
Instantly recognizable today as a long-running beer ad, the O'Jays' biggest hit (a No. 1) still retains its significance to multiple generations as a tribute to cross-cultural compassion. From the heart of Philly soul in the City of Brotherly Love to the world powers in England, China, Russia and beyond.
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Love it....
'Higher Ground,' Stevie Wonder (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X00XdLhFLSg
If the road to peace seems like a perpetually uphill climb, leave it to the beatific Stevie Wonder to lead the way to higher ground. The irrepressible soul man sang it at President Obama's inauguration in January 2009 with special guests Shakira and Usher, and nailed it at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards with Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz.
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God bless you, Georgie
'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth),' George Harrison (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-KAvPbO8JY
Though the Beatles recorded several flower-power anthems ('All You Need Is Love,' 'Revolution,' etc.), individual band members probably made their strongest statements about world peace, ironically enough, after the band broke up. George Harrison's serene 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)' was a No. 1 hit for the not-so-quiet Beatle after all in 1973.
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'Pride (In the Name of Love),' U2 (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByuyP1PNqKQ
When U2 first went political, they brought onstage an all-white flag like the one conceived by John Lennon and Yoko Ono for their conceptual country, Nutopia. A year or so later, Ireland's most globally active rock band began its long infatuation with American social history with this tribute to the martyred pacifist Martin Luther King Jr.
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'People Got to Be Free,' the Rascals (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfEXCWfwVow
Though this hippie classic was released in the tumultuous year of 1968, shortly after the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, it was actually written in response to an ugly incident the Rascals experienced with some Deep South rednecks -- proving that all politics (of peace) is local.
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'Get Together,' the Youngbloods (1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4fWN6VvgKQ
Originally recorded by the Kingston Trio in 1964, 'Get Together' was already well-traveled by the time its iconic hippie-era version was recorded by the Youngbloods three years later. That version didn't become a smash until it was revived as a public service commercial for the National Conference of Christians and Jews: "C'mon, people now, smile on your brother."
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'What's Going On,' Marvin Gaye (1971)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5c5o85SGo
"Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying," sang the newly politicized Marvin Gaye on the title track of his stone masterpiece, released in 1971. Sing it, Brother Marvin: War is not the answer, only love can conquer hate.
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Elvis Costello'(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,' Elvis Costello (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYFJUP84lE
Nick Lowe wrote this song in the mid-1970s for his influential pub-rock band Brinsley Schwarz. It's best known, however, in a later version by post-punk's angry young man, Elvis Costello (which Lowe produced). Where is the harmony? the song asks. These two song craftsmen have always known.
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'War,' Edwin Starr (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dKAX7Jp8wo
Originally recorded by the Temptations, one of Motown's biggest acts, the protest anthem 'War' was deemed a little too polarizing to be released as a single. But everyone at the label recognized it as a powerful song, and second-tier Motown singer Edwin Starr volunteered to record his own version. A smash hit at the height of the Vietnam debate, the song scaled the charts again in a 1986 version by Bruce Springsteen.
Peace Love Understanding!
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markk
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Songs of Peace & love...beautiful people
