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"Iko Iko" (/ ˈ aɪ k oʊ ˈ aɪ k oʊ /) is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title " Jock-A-Mo ", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make the charts.
The song was first performed on July 4, 1831, by a children’s choir in Boston. Smith’s lyrics invoked the history of America—"Land where my fathers died, / Land of the Pilgrims’ Pride, / From every mountain side / Let freedom ring"—as well as its beauty and sense of itself as a blessed land—"I love thy rocks and rills, / Thy woods and templed hills, / My heart with rapture thrills ...
My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like " Hail, Columbia ") before the adoption of " The Star-Spangled Banner " as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [ 3 ]
- “Bangla Desh” by George Harrison (1971) While working together on the documentary Raga in the summer of 1971, George Harrison’s longtime friend and mentor Ravi Shankar informed the former Beatle of a humanitarian crisis unfolding half a globe away.
- “Don’t Drive Drunk” by Stevie Wonder (1984) Stevie Wonder has a long history of using his music for social change, dating back to his achingly earnest 1966 version of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.”
- “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid (1984) The age of the celebrity supergroup charity single truly began in October 1984, when Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof watched in horror as footage of the worsening Ethiopian famine played across his television screen as part of a BBC News documentary.
- “We Are the World” by USA for Africa (1985) Quincy Jones is traditionally viewed as the mastermind behind the apex of all charity singles, but it was actually Harry Belafonte who instigated the idea in the wake of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
Sep 21, 2017 · 1. Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963) “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind”. Bob Dylan’s poetic lyrics speak to our hearts on so many occasions, and “Blowin’ in the Wind” brings to us a timeless message of peace. The question of why there is suffering in the world has long been pondered, and there still never ...
A Man's a Man for A' That. "A Man's a Man for A' That". Song. Songwriter (s) Robert Burns. " A Man's a Man for A' That " is a song by Scottish poet Robert Burns, famous for its expression of egalitarianism. The song made its first appearance in a letter Burns wrote to George Thomson in January 1795. It was subsequently published anonymously in ...
Jun 25, 2021 · Here are 15 songs about individuality, freedom, loyalty, patriotism and protest. From Irving Berlin and Woody Guthrie to Bruce Springsteen, these songs that capture the impulses of generations.
