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Songs I’m Thinking About Today

Songs I’m Thinking About Today

March 16th, 2019


Two deep and inspiring songs that struck me today are the following:

The 80s Rock giants Van Halen hits it out of the park with this one, “Dreams”

Here are the lyrics:

The world turns black and white
Pictures in an empty room
Your love starts fallin’ down
Better change your tune
Reach for the golden ring
Reach for the sky
Baby just spread your wings

[Chorus:]

We’ll get higher and higher straight up we’ll climb
We’ll get higher and higher leave it all behind
Run, run, run, away
Like a train runnin’ off the track
The truth gets left behind
And falls between the cracks
Standing on broken dreams
But never losing sight
Spread your wings

So baby dry your eyes, save all the tears you’ve cried
Ohh that’s what dreams are made of
Oh baby we belong in a world that must be strong
Ohh that’s what dreams are made of

Higher and higher who knows what we’ll find
And in the end on dreams we will depend
Cause that’s what love is made of.

 

Few songs are deeper and more apt for what’s going on in society right now than the decades-old song by Marvin Gaye, “What’s Goin’ On?”

Mother, mother
There’s too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There’s far too many of you dying
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today – Ya,

Father, father
We don’t need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some lovin’ here today

Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me, so you can see
Oh, what’s going on
What’s going on
Ya, what’s going on
Ah, what’s going on

In the meantime
Right on, baby
Right on
Right on

Mother, mother, everybody thinks we’re wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply because our hair is long
Oh, you know we’ve got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Oh

Picket lines and picket signs
Don’t punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
What’s going on
Ya, what’s going on
Tell me what’s going on
I’ll tell you what’s going on – Uh,
Right on baby
Right on baby.

 

Lyrics by Van Halen and Marvin Gaye

 

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