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Help: Songs justice,equality,courage,heroism

19 May 01 - 08:43 AM (#466171)
Subject: Songs justice,equality,courage,heroism
From: GUEST,RagAnn

I am trying to help my son who just had all his wisdom teeth removed. He needs to burn a cd with a collection of 8 songs about either justice, equality, courage, or heroism in the modern world. He also needs the lyrics with must be school appropriate. Any help would be greatly appreic


19 May 01 - 09:16 AM (#466184)
Subject: RE: Help: Songs justice,equality,courage,heroism
From: InOBU

Email me at InOBU@aol.com and I'll send you a CD of my song Amadou Diallo... for description and reviews of the same, go to http://sorchadorcha.com (my band's web site) and you can actually email me directly through our webpage. The song is about racial blindness so it falls under the equality aspect, and of course, as it sounds like a good project, there would be no cost for the CD. Cheers, and feel better to your son, Larry Otway


19 May 01 - 09:24 AM (#466187)
Subject: RE: Help: Songs justice,equality,courage,heroism
From: GUEST,Ed

Not sure how you'd define 'modern' but if 1957 isn't too old "The ballad of John Axon" would be a good choice for courage and heroism.

Lots of info to be found by a search at


19 May 01 - 06:32 PM (#466448)
Subject: RE: Help: Songs justice,equality,courage,heroism
From: GUEST,Mark. West Sussex U.K.

Si Khan: "Not just what you're born with." Dylan: "Lonesome death of Hattie Carol." Burns: "A Man's a man for all that." Ron Kavenah: "Reconciliation"

Words and discography can be got from websites for Dylan or Dick Gaughan.

Woody Guthrie had a fair bit to say on these themes as has Leon Rosselson. Good luck!


19 May 01 - 06:39 PM (#466454)
Subject: RE: Help: Songs justice,equality,courage,heroism
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)

How modern is "modern"? There are so many songs of the civil rights movement that would be appropriate. Also, freedom songs from South Africa:
Freedom is Coming
We shall not give up the fight
Siya hambe