Re: social justice songs

on 9/24/03 11:53 AM, Taylor Maxson at taylormaxson@earthlink.net wrote:

> Here are a few suggestions.  Hope this is helpful.
> 
> Are My Hands Clean? Bernice Johnson Reagon (Live at Carnegie Hall with
> Sweet Honey in the Rock CD, Flying Fish, 1987.) A song that traces the
> origin of a shirt through various sweatshops and countries.
> 
> Why? Tracy Chapman (Tracy Chapman CD, Elektra Entertainment, 1988.) The
> song raises questions about social issues of poverty and military
> spending, and alludes to the "doublespeak" of powerful groups who use
> words like peace and justice when the opposite is true.
> 
> Help Save the Youth of America, Billy Bragg. (Talking to the Taxman
> about Poetry CD, Elektra Entertainment, 1986.) A catchy plea to open
> the eyes of American youth to the problems of the world: "You can fight
> for democracy at home/And not in some foreign land."
> 
> Lives In The Balance, Jackson Browne. (Lives in the Balance CD, Asylum,
> 1986.) A powerful ballad about poverty in a Los Angeles barrio and
> sending young men to Vietnam.
> 
> Mr. Wendell, Arrested Development. (Eyes As Hard as a Million
> Tombstones CD, Chrysalis Records, 1993.) A moving rap song that
> describes the life of a homeless person.
> 
> Garbage! by Pete Seeger. (Pete CD, Living Music, 1996.) A wonderfully
> spirited song that looks at all aspects of the environmental crisis
> from an anti-corporate perspective. He sings about how the sea, the air
> and our minds are being filled with garbage. Kids love it.
> 
> 
For your list...Hammer and a Nail- Indigo Girls
Inspiring young people to get involved and make a difference