From: Rod Farrell (farrellrod_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 2003-03-16 10:05:08
What about Joe Smooth's "Promised Land"?
I know it's probably just early '90's, loved up, "E" sentiment and not
specifically anti-war or pro-peace (or acid jazz really), but it always puts
me in a peacful place.
If you're not familiar with it, try and track it down and see for yourself.
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>>>From: MundoVibes .com [mailto:mundovibes_at_hotmail.com]
>>>Sent: March 4, 2003 4:02 PM
>>>To: acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu
>>>Subject: [acid-jazz] Songs for peace/protest
>>>
>>>
>>>OK, here's another idea inspired by the cover songs.
>>>Without getting overtly political...
>>>How about songs that are for peace. Or if you prefer, songs that are
>>>anti-war?
>>>
>>>As you may, or may not, know the broadcasting conglomerate Clear Chanel
>>>has
>>>a long list of song's its actually banned from being aired on their many
>>>thousands of radio stations. So, basically, nobody is hearing any songs
>>>that
>>>might even hint at a pro-peace/anti-war stance (and this is with all due
>>>respect to those out there that agree with the Chicken Hawks that we
>>>should
>>>bomb'em).
>>>
>>>What I'd like to put out there as an idea is a compilation of tracks from
>>>the scene that offer a pro-peace message. Tracks that come to mind
>>>include
>>>Tony Allen's "We Don't Want No War", or Yo La Tengo's cover of "Nuclear
>>>War", but I know there are many out there.
>>>
>>>If any record label is reading this, why not take up this as a non-profit
>>>project?
>>>
>>>Also, to producers out there. How about a song that samples some of these
>>>tracks? How about splicing, say, David Bowie's "This is Not America" with
>>>'Time Zone" of something to that effect.
>>>
>>>Any body who takes this idea up: I'll glady post anything you do to
>>>Mundovibes and I'm sure there are plenty of other sites who would do the
>>>same.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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