Thank You for the Simple Things
Thank You for the Simple Things In a culture conditioned to focus on scarcity, achievement, and endless striving, *Thank You for the Simple Things* offers a quiet act of resistance. Through a simple practice of gratitude—for breath, water, family, body, home, joy, sorrow, and the gift of being alive—the song redirects attention toward the everyday […]
Streets of Minneapolis — Bruce Springsteen
Streets of Minneapolis — Bruce Springsteen In this raw and urgent protest song, Bruce Springsteen responds directly to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti during the 2026 ICE operations in Minneapolis. Stripped down and unflinching, *Streets of Minneapolis* is less a performance than an act of witness—naming injustice, honoring those lost, and refusing […]
For What It’s Worth (Dave Matthews Cover)
For What It’s Worth (Dave Matthews Cover) In this powerful and timely live rendition of Buffalo Springfield’s 1966 protest classic *For What It’s Worth*, Dave Matthews breathes new life into a song that continues to echo across generations. With stripped-down intensity and emotional resonance, the performance underscores themes of social unrest, collective awareness, and the […]
The Flower (feat. Victoria Canal)
The Flower (feat. Victoria Canal) As he says before launching into this song, “all of us have burdens, and sorrows, and pains and all of us have the power to be healers and to be the healing we need in our country right now.” I want to Awaken and I have under 10 minutes Source: […]
The Great Derangement
The Great Derangement This popular hip hop group issues a powerful message on climate change, social injustice and urges personal changes in response to the heartbreak. I want to Awaken and I have under 10 minutes Source: Jedi Mind Tricks Functional Sector: Environment Date Added: 2023-09-10 Category: Planet Playlist Format: Video Duration: under 10 minutes
The Lost Birds
The Lost Birds This link is to the trailer for The Lost Birds album — a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Sweeping and elegiac, it’s a haunting tribute to those soaring flocks that once filled our skies, but whose songs have since been silenced. It’s a celebration of their feathered […]
Stand By Me – Song Around the World
Stand By Me – Song Around the World “Now matter who you are. No matter where you go in your life. At some point you are going to need someone to stand by you.” I want to Awaken and I have under 10 minutes Source: Playing for Change Functional Sector: Arts Date Added: 2024-05-20 Category: […]
Show Me Your Peace Sign
Show Me Your Peace Sign Planetary culture is not so very hard to understand. The simple message in the lyrics of this song carry great power. I want to Awaken and I have under 10 minutes Source: Michael Franti & Spearhead Functional Sector: Environment Date Added: 2023-08-27 Category: Planet Playlist Format: Music Video Duration: under […]
Same Here
Same Here “Same Here” is a heartfelt musical collaboration between American country artist Brad Paisley and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, blending music with a message of global solidarity. Released in 2023 on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the song reflects on our shared human experiences—love, loss, family, freedom—across cultural and national divides. Zelenskyy’s […]
Ripple – Song Around the World
Ripple – Song Around the World Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead, Playing for Change gives this classic the full Song Around the World treatment with contributions from many singers and players in their native environments. I want to Awaken and I have under 10 minutes Source: Playing for Change Functional Sector: Arts […]