Axis of Justice » Axis Song of the Day http://axisofjustice.net fighting for social justice Wed, 16 May 2012 16:59:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Song Of The Day: ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ By Bob Marley http://axisofjustice.net/song-of-the-day-get-up-stand-up-by-bob-marley/ http://axisofjustice.net/song-of-the-day-get-up-stand-up-by-bob-marley/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:57:56 +0000 Allie http://axisofjustice.net/?p=2845 Song: ‘Get Up, Stand Up’

CD: Burnin\’

The late, saintly Bob Marley’s signature anthem has become a fill-in-the-blank template for righteous causes of all stripes. Not only is it the official fight song of Amnesty International, but Peter Tosh’s sung-spoken interlude – “You can fool some people sometime/ But you can’t fool all the people all the time” — has been called a precursor to rap.

Website:www.bobmarley.com


]]> http://axisofjustice.net/song-of-the-day-get-up-stand-up-by-bob-marley/feed/ Axis Song Of The Day: “What’s Going On?” By Marvin Gaye http://axisofjustice.net/axis-song-of-the-day-whats-going-on-by-marvin-gaye/ http://axisofjustice.net/axis-song-of-the-day-whats-going-on-by-marvin-gaye/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:54:09 +0000 Allie http://axisofjustice.net/?p=2812 Song:  “Whats Going On“

CD: Whats Going On

The album is told from the point of view of a Vietnam War veteran returning to the country he had been fighting for, and seeing nothing but injustice, suffering and hatred.

Website: www.marvingayepage.net

]]> http://axisofjustice.net/axis-song-of-the-day-whats-going-on-by-marvin-gaye/feed/ Axis Song Of The Day:”Machine Gun” by Jimi Hendrix http://axisofjustice.net/axis-song-of-the-daymachine-gun-by-jimi-hendrix/ http://axisofjustice.net/axis-song-of-the-daymachine-gun-by-jimi-hendrix/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:50:06 +0000 Allie http://axisofjustice.net/?p=2800 Song: Machine Gun

CD: Band Of Gypsys

 It is a lengthy, loosely defined (jam-based) protest of the Vietnam War, and perhaps a broader comment on conflict of any kind.

Website: www.jimmyhendrix.com

]]> http://axisofjustice.net/axis-song-of-the-daymachine-gun-by-jimi-hendrix/feed/ Song Of The Day: I Ain’t Marching Anymore by Phil Ochs http://axisofjustice.net/song-of-the-day-i-aint-marching-anymore-by-phil-ochs/ http://axisofjustice.net/song-of-the-day-i-aint-marching-anymore-by-phil-ochs/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:23:00 +0000 Allie http://axisofjustice.net/?p=2741 Song: “I Ain\’t Marching Anymore”

CD: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Phil Ochs

An anti-war song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. protest singer from the 1960s known for being a harsh critic of the American military industrial complex.

Website:www.phil-ochs.com

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