I made a playlist on Amazon Music for July 2019 “July, Justice, Journey”. It currently has 19 songs (I might add to it later on), and runs about an hour. The songs are at the moment ordered like this:
- Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland
- America, the Beautiful performed by Ray Charles
- This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, performed by Peter, Paul & Mary
- If I Had A Hammer by Pete Seeger
- Alabama by John Coltrane
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel by Taylor & Dallas, performed by Nina Simone
- Feeling Good by Newly & Bricusse, performed by Nina Simone
- Song For The Morning Star by Carlos Nakai
- One Tin Soldier by Coven
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone by Pete Seeger, performed by Joan Baez
- Untold by Matthew West
- Welcome To Our World by Chris Rice
- Concordia by Yo-Yo Ma and Dave Brubeck
- Saturday In The Park by Chicago
- Forever Young by Bob Dylan
- On A Clear Day by Lane & Lerner, performed by The Oscar Peterson Trio
- Higher Love by Steve Winwood
- Happy by Pharrell Williams
- On A Clear Day by Lane & Lerner, performed by Barbra Streisand
Many people would expect a playlist for July to include some patriotic hymns and Americana folksongs or even peace-and-justice protest music. In addition to such as these, I’ve included some other instrumentals and vocals that you might find surprising. My theme is the journey toward justice for “the common man”, which is all of us, each of us. So, on this July 4th when Americans rightly celebrate our independence as a nation, I also celebrate my hope for justice, freedom, life for all people and every individual human-being ever conceived.
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