For a number of reasons, I have not had a song in my heart for several days. That was likely to continue until … our friend Ellen, knowing of my frame of mind, sent me a song today with the message …
“I think that you need to take a few moments to listen to this song …”
Listen I did, smile I did, and this song I wish to share with you all today.
The song encompasses musicians from ’round the world, and the message is, quite simply, “We are all the same”. It is in the same vein as We Are The World, and Coca Cola’s, I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing, a message of inclusion, of humanity … of love.
Among the musicians are …
Kim Churchill, Newcastle, Australia
Taimane, Waikiki, Hawaii
Tal Ben Ari “Tula”, Tel Aviv, Israel
Olodum, Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil
Sophia Scott, Boulder, Colorado, USA
William Barton, Mount Isa QLD, Australia
Mana Maoli Collective Youth, O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA
Jose Ikotela, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tushar Lall, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Glodi Dinga, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rupak Dhamankar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vanraj Shastri, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Prasad Rahane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Paco Soto, Aguilas, Murcia, Spain
Love
Playing for Change
It’s been a long time coming, coming
Seeming like we all been running, running
Feeling like the wild west, gunning, gunning
Listen to our elders shunning, shunning
Flipping on the news, be talking, talking
All about the problems, shocking, shocking
We put on our headphones walking, walking
We put on our headphones
Where did we all go wrong?
Love, love, love, love
Lo-lo-lo-love, love, love
Lo-lo-lo-love, love, love
Where did we all, where did we all go wrong?
(Lo-lo-lo-love, love, love)
All I see is faces, color, color
All the other races, other, other
Why couldn’t you just be my brother, brother?
We don’t have to kill one another, kill one another
All around the world, we are one, we are one
All around the world, we are one
Where did we all go wrong?
Love, love, love, love
Lo-lo-lo-love, love, love
Lo-lo-lo-love, love, love
Where did we all, where did we all go wrong?
(Lo-lo-lo-love, love, love)
Yeah we got the same blood, blood
We got the same blood, blood
Will it be enough, ‘nough?
Will it be enough?
We got the same heartbeat
We’re living for the same dream
We got the same bloodstream
Where did we all go wrong?
Looooooooove….
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Love it, Jill. These stories make you feel better about our planet. Keith
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I think so too. They say that “music hath charms to soothe the savage beast” … perhaps we need a lot more of this sort of music played on radio stations, rather than some of the music that seems to inspire hatred.
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great song, great video. thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure! It made me smile, so I figured it might make others smile too! We all need to do more smiling and less frowning … I notice that my face seems to have a permanent scowl these days.
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I think the whole world has a scowl these days…
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Loved this Jill, thanks for giving me a smile to start my day.
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What a perfect song for these times! Leave it to Ellen to bring a smile to our faces! She is so good at that! Glad you shared it, now if the world can get the message!!
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I am seeing more and more of these types of videos on YouTube these days, though I don’t know who is putting them out. Nice to see. Nice to hear.
Someone should send some to Dork Stork, and see if anyone can tame the savage beast, or soothe the savage breast.
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Ol’ Dumpy Jinxy Truckie likely wouldn’t know music if it jumped up and smashed him in the face! But the rest of us can listen, appreciate, take hope in …
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Aw, good DJT creation. I ran out after Donnie Junk Truck. Maybe it is time to revive the ploy.
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Thanks! I had noticed you weren’t coming up with any new ones and figured you had run out of new ones. Only so much one can do with 3 letters. Donnie Junk Truck was one of your best ones.
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Aw, thank you.
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Great choice Jill.
Amazing the way this was put together. What a message and so many positive images.
Had to go onto You Tube…WP still playing the circle as I write
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I found it amazing, too, and Ellen tells me they have a website with even more, so I will post the link to that tomorrow on Jolly Monday. Sorry it wouldn’t load right in WP … heh heh … perhaps you should have contacted the happiness engineers and told them their program was interfering with your ability to listen to this song and get happy! 😉
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I would sooner talk to my back garden wall, 🙄. At least it is pleasant to spend time with and has great swathes of ivy. I get far more sense out of it.
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Yeah, I talk to the moggies … they have more sense than most humans and … they give sweet kisses … well, Ollie and Pandi do anyway. 😽😽 Tiger gives painful scratches 😾. Boo and Izzy just look at me as if they understand every word I say 😺😺
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Tiger! Get with the programme 😿
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What’s da programme Uncle Woger? Is it on da teebee?
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The programme Miss Tiger is ‘Give Gwannie A Cuddle’😻
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Oh. 😼 Why, Uncle Woger? It’s more fun ta scwatch!
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Well it’s kitties like you that wake up one morning and find itty-bitty gloves on your paws 🙀
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Uncle Woger … 😿 … I got in BIG twouble tonight. 😿 I started a fite an’ Gwammie was gonna put me out … she even opened the fwont door and called me a bad word. 😿 Miss Goose saved me, but I got put in da bathwoom for a loooonnnng time 😿 Kin I come live with you, Uncle Woger?
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Well that serves you right doesn’t it? Don’t come crying to me .😿
Anyway, my neighbour cats would have ‘opinions’ about you Young Lady and would not be slow in telling you all about them.
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🙀 I sowwy Uncle Woger … you mad at me? I twy harder tomorrow, ‘k?
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You’d better Young Lady, otherwise there will be a Super-Soaker in your house.
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Oooohhh … we no like ta get wet! I be good … pwomise. 😸
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Jill, I could not be more pleased that Playing For Change put a song in your heart and that you are sharing their wondrous music on your blog. I encourage you and any of your readers to go to their website to learn about their beginnings, to view and listen to the available music videos featuring many other artists from around the world, to purchase music, sign up for their newsletter and perhaps be moved to become a member supporting this important mission. They are a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. There is also a separate organization, the Playing For Change Foundation that was created to unite the global community through the power of music. The annual Playing For Change Foundation Day is September 21st this year, read about this too! Thank-you!!
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Thanks to YOU, my friend! I should have put a link to their website on this post … I shall include it in Jolly Monday as a footnote. I shall make a note to try to remember Playing For Change Foundation Day on 9/21!
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Thank you so much, Jill. I shared this on FB.🏳🌈😍
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Awwww … I’m so glad you liked it, and thanks for sharing it! I hope the message is received and understood far and wide! Hugs, my friend!
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