Many songs have changed my life one way or another, but the ones I've lived by? I dunno -- On the Road Again for part of it, for sure. Always Knew That I'd See You Again comes to mind as those early deathless webs of affinity were built that have since been almost forgotten. Some of the early rag or stride stuff that John's parents' danced to -- Buddy Bolden, the Sheik of Araby, and Five Foot Two. Then there were the "anthem" songs like Masters of War or The Times, They Are A-Changin'. Older classics, too -- I have never forgotten the values implied in Pete Seeger singing Authurine and I never will forget the simple power of Last Night, I Had the Strangest Dream.

That's just a few.

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