by russell
In memory of the great Martin Luther King, Jr, who countered hate with love, lies with truth, and madness with deep sanity.
a semi-jazz-free joint, dig it if you dig it. share your own if you like.
Ain't gonna get better than Aretha so I'll leave it there.
Gotta say, I like Sam Cooke's version better. (No accounting for taste.)
Posted by: wj | January 18, 2021 at 03:45 PM
I still love this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XN6hePGMI8
Posted by: GftNC | January 18, 2021 at 04:16 PM
And, because it is such a paean to optimism, this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg
To my mind, nobody has ever done it better.
Posted by: wj | January 18, 2021 at 04:25 PM
https://youtu.be/qgyaEc-qY54
Quiet day of reflection.
Posted by: Marty | January 18, 2021 at 06:02 PM
For patriotic occasions like this, I like Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait", particularly with James Earl Jones narrating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dW1pFvbnNk
Posted by: Bruce Baugh | January 19, 2021 at 10:21 AM
Playing for change A long time coming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zDeBIA-vQ8
Posted by: laura | January 19, 2021 at 10:55 PM
thanks everyone for sharing some of your favorites.
Posted by: russell | January 20, 2021 at 03:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPLCk-FTVvw
Posted by: nooneithinkisinmytree | January 23, 2021 at 09:53 PM