Protest songs

Motown and UMe Celebrate MARVIN GAYE'S WHAT'S GOING ON With 3 Digital Releases Today, January 22, 2021

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Friday, January 22, 2021
Albums, Songs, Music, Protest songs, What's Going On, Motown, You're the Man

First, Motown/UMe has consolidated several What's Going On-related releases into one new digital collection, What's Going On: Deluxe Edition/50th Anniversary (Available HERE ).

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  • First, Motown/UMe has consolidated several What's Going On-related releases into one new digital collection, What's Going On: Deluxe Edition/50th Anniversary (Available HERE ).
  • Also included from that same 2016 release is a "What's Going On" duet with Motown artist B.J.
  • Other tracks are an early working version of "Symphony," written by Marvin with Smokey Robinson, in which Marvin sings over and over, "what's going on?"
  • Also available as a standalone digital release, What's Going On: The Detroit Mix (available HERE ) is the album's original hometown mix, cancelled by Marvin at the last minute to be redone in Los Angeles.

Songs Written and Performed by Parkland, Fla., High School Students and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary to be Part of Livestream Call for Unity in COVID-19 Fight

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Friday, May 1, 2020
Songs, Musicians, Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Protest songs, Puff, the Magic Dragon, Peter Yarrow, Parkland High School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Peter, Paul and Mary, This Land Is Your Land, Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Legendary songwriter and performer Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) and six musically gifted Parkland, Fla., students who survived the Feb. 2018 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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  • Legendary songwriter and performer Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) and six musically gifted Parkland, Fla., students who survived the Feb. 2018 tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
  • A 12-minute performance of four songs two written and sung by the Parkland high school students and two classic folksongs sung by Peter Yarrow:
    "This Land Is Your Land," written by Woody Guthrie, and "Puff the Magic Dragon," written and performed by Peter Yarrow.
  • "The Children Will Lead The Way" and "Shine," written and performed by students Sawyer Garrity, Andrea Pena, Marisol Martinez, Sofia Rothenberg, Ariana Otero and Payton Francis.
  • The taped segment ( https://vimeo.com/411541032 ) reflects a joint, collaborative effort by the students, despite performing in physically disparate locations.

Chris Cornell "When Bad Does Good" Music Video Out Now Featuring Chris and Vicky Cornell's Son Christopher

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Friday, November 16, 2018
Vocal music, Oral literature, Protest songs, Loud Love, Chris Cornell, Hands All Over, Soundgarden, Cornell University

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vicky Cornell through the Chris Cornell Estate unveiled the music video for " When Bad Does Good ," a previously-unreleased song that appears on the self-titled album, Chris Cornell also released today.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vicky Cornell through the Chris Cornell Estate unveiled the music video for " When Bad Does Good ," a previously-unreleased song that appears on the self-titled album, Chris Cornell also released today.
  • Shot this fall, the video features Chris and Vicky Cornell's son, Christopher playing a young Chris Cornell as a paper boy in Seattle, representing who Chris was and where he came from, paying tribute to his hometown of Seattle.
  • The video features mementos and places that played a part in Chris' life and was directed by Kevin Kerslake (Soundgarden's "Loud Love" & "Hands All Over").
  • "When Bad Does Good," was produced, recorded, and mixed by Cornell and was found in his personal recordings archive.