“May The Light of Love” by David Roth is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Sunday, October 2nd. I first heard the song on WFUV the other day, and I like its spirit of hope and Thanksgiving. (In fact, it is often used in celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Though, I think it works all year round!) – Duchess Susanna
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“Rhymes and Reasons” by John Denver is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Saturday, October 1, 2011. You can find the lyrics in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 31. Duchess Susanna requested I post this song today. I cannot think of lyrics that could be more timely. There is an overbearing “sadness” from the constant and senseless killing the US perpetrates. One must be continually reminded not to turn away from love and turn to the culture of ‘fear” created by the corporate media. We must constantly battle our emotional climate as we try “clear a cloudy day.” I worry about the overnight vigillers as the season turns cold with ‘the coming of winter.”
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“Wake Up America” is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Friday, September 30th. I found this song as a CodePink songsheet. It is to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”. Continue reading Topical Songs and Chants: Creating for Peace
“New Year’s Day”, written by Paul David Hewson, David ‘the Edge’ Evans, Adam Clayton, and Jr. Mullen, is the Peace Song of the Day for Thursday, September 29th. U2 performs this song as a tribute to Solidarity, the successful, nonviolent movement for unions and social change in Poland.
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“For What It’s Worth” is the real title of the Buffalo Springfield song with the chorus that goes, “Stop, children, what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down…”
“For What It’s Worth” is the Royal Peace Song of the Day. It is dedicated to the protesters at Occupy Wall Street. They are dealing everyday with love vs. paranoia and strength of spirit vs. the machine.
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“Closer I Am To Fine” by the Indigo Girls is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Tuesday, September 27th. You can find the lyrics at the (very artsy) Indigo Girls website: here.
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The Duke realizes that this has been a very taxing week for social justice advocates. The killing of Troy Davis was filled with the hope of repreive for a few hours, and then an overwhelming mourning for the US justice. At the same time, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been giving a voice to the discontent 99% of Americans feel. Yet with all this going on, I beg of you to take a few moments to support the #AfghanistanTuesday movement for an immediate end to the war.
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