Topic: WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW # 2 - part 66
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Wed 11/02/11 04:36 AM
I'd Rather Be Dancing.

Lyrics by Rachel Corrie
Music by Jim Page

The lyrics of this song by Jim Page are based on letters that Rachel Corrie wrote home to her parents, before she was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer, which Rachel was trying to prevent demolishing the home of a Palestinian doctor.
You know I was always the one –
I could never stand idly by
And watch while the bullies beat up on the weaker ones
I had to do something to try
And I never gave up on people
That we could be better somehow
Morality's compass, you gave it to me
I still follow it now..

Well, I couldn't stop thinking about it
I couldn't get it out of my mind
The pictures, the stories, the plight of the people
In occupied Palestine..
How my government makes me complicit
With the political aid that they send
So I packed up my bags and I headed to Rafa
To work with the ISM..

And I'd rather be dancing – dancing and falling in love
But if I just can just watch from a distance then what am I made of

Mama these people are so good to me
They treat me like one of their own
They feed me and see to my needs
And let me sleep in their home.
Papa their lives are so hard
The gun shots at night
The road blocks, the strip searches, the humiliations
Papa it just isn't right.

I can feel my privilege around me
It's there in my American face
I could wave my passport around like a flag
And I would be safe in this place.
For these child soldiers of Israel
They look like the boys back home
And if it wasn't for American money
They'd have to leave these people alone..

And I'd rather be dancing, –dancing to Pat Benatar
But somebody has to do somethin' about it -and here we are

The tractors are coming today,
They're like tanks with bulldozer blades
The name on the side says Caterpillar
That means they're American made.
Well, I am American too
And I'll be where everybody can see
So if they want to run over these houses today
They're gonna have to run over me!

It's dangerous takin' a stand
But it's dangerous running away
Sometimes you have to face up to the danger
-There is just no other way
For there are such beautiful dreams
I have seen the eyes of a child
And if I can just make one little difference
Then I think my life is worth while..

And I'd rather be dancing, – but instead I'm saying goodbye
But we'll meet again when it's over, don't cry..

And I'd rather be dancing, – and surely we'd all rather be
And one day we'll dance in a world that's peaceful and free..

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Wed 11/02/11 05:51 AM

UB40 Higher Ground

Every hour of every day I'm learning more
The more I learn, the less I know about before
The less I know, the more I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

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Wed 11/02/11 07:37 AM
Eminem - Mockingbird



Now hush little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Stiffen that upperlip up little lady, i told ya
Daddy's here to hold ya through the night
I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why
We feel how we feel inside
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby,
But i promise momma's gon' be alright



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Wed 11/02/11 10:01 AM
Polk Salad Annie-Tony Joe White

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Wed 11/02/11 10:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnjNylm3mtU

... smokin

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Wed 11/02/11 10:18 AM
Sugar Sugar-The Archies

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Wed 11/02/11 07:40 PM
"A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

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Wed 11/02/11 07:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPNgjA4i6gM

Grateful Dead~Truckin

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Thu 11/03/11 02:42 AM
Time and a Half by Less Than Jake

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Thu 11/03/11 04:42 AM
workout music as always :smile:


"We found love" by Rihanna

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Thu 11/03/11 04:43 AM


"Dedication to my ex" (clean version) by Lloyd


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Fri 11/04/11 03:40 AM


“Say you love me - by – Patti Austin”

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Fri 11/04/11 09:52 AM
Criminal-Britney Spears

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Fri 11/04/11 09:58 AM
Rory Gallagher - Bankers blues

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Fri 11/04/11 10:14 AM
Dedication To My Ex-LLoyd

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Fri 11/04/11 10:30 AM
Zero 7 - Truths and Rights

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Fri 11/04/11 02:17 PM
How You Remind Me-Nickelback

http://youtu.be/1cQh1ccqu8M


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Fri 11/04/11 04:58 PM
Great intros...

Love is like a bomb bomb bomb bomb....

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me

http://youtu.be/RaG8faaFUMM

I've got somethin to say
It's better to burn out
Than fade away...

Rock of Ages... bigsmile

http://youtu.be/ND3eq5-WE9Q

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Fri 11/04/11 05:04 PM
WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME (Like You Used To Do)




Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys




(I couldn't stop singin' this when I was vacuuming a little while ago..........LOL)

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Fri 11/04/11 05:08 PM
LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES


Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys





(....one of the all-time greatest blues songs.......)