The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #96848 Message #1898290
Posted By: Azizi
02-Dec-06 - 10:33 AM
Thread Name: Looking for songs against racism
Subject: RE: Looking for songs against racism
The same time in school that I learned "One Little Candle" I also learned this version of "No Man Is An Island"
I saw the people gather I heard the music start The song that they were singing Is ringing in my heart
No man is an island, no man stands alone Each man's joy is joy to me Each man's grief is my own We need one another, so I will defend Each man as my brother Each man as my friend
I can see how strict feminists would have a problem with these lyrics, but it seems to me that woman and sister are implied in the song's lyrics.
The fact that this song is based on the "For whom the bell tolls a poem (No man is an island) by John Donne http://torch.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/island.html may preclude its use in 'a pub in one of the rougher parts of Dublin' Ireland.
However, I believe that "No Man Is An Island" deserves to be listed along with other songs which express the unity of all people.