“Life During Wartime” is the Peace Song of the Day for Wednesday, February 8th. This is the version by Pinhead Gunpowder, also covered by Green Day. (Punk music seems to be our new inspiration at Peace Couple. Partly, it is that we are hunting desperately for new songs, and punk is a genre The Duchess had not explored much before.)
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“I Am Not At War With Anyone” by Luka Bloom is the Peace Song of the Day for February 5th. Singing this song is a wonderful way to get centered in yourself and centered in peace.
Continue reading Go away warplanes: A soothing and empowering Peace Song of the Day for 2/5/2012
“Protest Song”, as performed by the bands Anti-Flag and Donots, is the Peace Song of the Day for February 4th.
This song has a more punk flavor than most of the Peace Songs we feature. Always fun to try something new.
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“Final Straw” by Michael Stipe/REM is the Peace Song of the Day for February 3rd. While this song does not name or assert “peace”, still, it is a good song about what a person of peace needs to do in a time of war.
“As I raise my head to broadcast my objection…”
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“Give Peace A Chance” by John Lennon is the Peace Song of the Day for February 2nd. (This choice was suggested by The Duke. Thanks, Augustus!)
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“Sunday Shining” by Finley Quaye is the Peace Song of the Day for February 1st. (Thanks to local, Long Island radio station WEHM for playing it on this sunny day, and giving us the idea!)
Continue reading “Don’t fight! ‘Cause the sun is shining…”: Peace Song for 2/1/2012
“What Did You Learn In School Today?” by Tom Paxton is the Peace Song of the Day for January 31st. How does your child’s school present war and the military?
You can find lyrics, chords, and resources for this song in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 6.
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