The Power of Music

THE POWER OF MUSIC...

• Watch/Listen to at least 5 of these songs
• For each song, write down the artist/song title in your notes.... write down at least 1 thought/lyric/connection/idea for each song
• Be prepared to come back in 45 minutes with one song and the big ideas to share
• IF YOU FINISH FIVE OF MY SONGS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO ANYMORE ON THIS BLOG, COME SEE ME... 

LIFE:
Mic Crenshaw - Superheroes
Cloud Cult - You'll Be Bright
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
Macklemore - Can't Hold Us

Death:
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize
Mason Jennings - Adrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIenWAwT8w

War/Peace/Politics
Prince Ea - The World is Coming to an End (THIS IS SO IMPORTANT... WATCH THIS!!!!)
Michael Franti - Bomb the World
The Roots - Masters of War
Wyclef Jean - If I Was President
Xavier Rudd - Energy Song
Macklemore - Wings

The World
K'Naan - Somalia - Spoken Word

The MAN
Las Cafeteras - Trabajador, Trabajador
pay close attention to the spoken rap starting at minute 3:30... 
Rage Against the Machine - Maggie's Farm

Race
J. Cole - Be Free
Kendrick Lamar (new song from just this week)
Chamillionaire - Riding Drity

Youth:
Suli Breaks - Why I Hate School, but Love Education - Spoken
Low Battery - WATCH THIS!!! - LaSayany
Shane Kocyzan - To This Day (bullying)

$$$
The Beautiful Girls - Cash Money

Love
Mason Jennings - Keepin It Real

David Gray - Shine
Letter to My Sister - spoken word
Daughtry - Waiting for Superman

Instrumental
The Album Leaf - Instrumental
Explosions in the Sky - The Only Moment We Were Alone
John Wizard - Muizenberg (Eli's song choice... check this out)
Explosions in the Sky - Postcards from 1952 (interesting video)
Eluvium - Prelude for the Time Feelers
Brad Mehldau - When it Rains
Slow Magic - Hold Still

Goofy:
Flight of the Conchords - I'm Not Crying
Tobuskus - Sideburns
Weird Al - Fat

Music Series:
Tiny Desk Concerts
Take Away Shows