Day 11 alternative.. a place in the sun...
You know, I was raised in a time when people weren't as far apart as they are now - at least musically. There were only a handful of radio stations in any given market - all AM - and almost all "Top 40". So the white kids listened to Motown, and the little brown kids listened to the Beatles, and I can't help but believe that both of our worlds were enlarged and enriched by that exposure. Plus, we all shared a commonality based on music.
Now - ironically in the name of "diversity", we have been divided and the parts of America that were once almost joined are drifting apart again. Division and separation is never, ever good for a nation. Or even for music. I heard the president of Motown Records accusing America of abandoning black music - but from my perspective, it was Motown that abandoned me. Dion Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross were replaced by potty-mouthed, crotch-grabbing thugs flashing gang signs to an ultra-low bass beat...
Dude - I don't wanna hear about how tough it is being a heavily armed gangsta millionaire - I just wanna sing along and maybe even dance around the house...
Musically Challenged
"A Place in the Sun" - by Stevie Wonder
like a long lonely stream
I keep running toward a dream
movin' on, movin' on
like a branch on a tree
I keep reachin' to be free
movin' on, movin' on
cause there's a place in the sun
where there's hope for everyone
where my poor restless heart's gotta run
there's a place in the sun
and before my life is done
got to find me a place in the sun
like an old dusty road
I get weary from the load
movin' on, movin' on
like this tired troubled earth
I've been rollin' since my birth
movin' on, movin' on
there's a place in the sun
where there's hope for everyone
where my poor restless heart's gotta run
there's a place in the sun
and before my life is done
got to find me a place in the sun
you know when times are bad
and you're feelin' sad
I want you to always remember
yes, there's a place in the sun
where there's hope for everyone
where my poor restless heart's gotta run
I know there's a place in the sun
Day 11 alternative.. a place in the sun...
You know, I was raised in a time when people weren't as far apart as they are now - at least musically. There were only a handful of radio stations in any given market - all AM - and almost all "Top 40". So the white kids listened to Motown, and the little brown kids listened to the Beatles, and I can't help but believe that both of our worlds were enlarged and enriched by that exposure. Plus, we all shared a commonality based on music.
Now - ironically in the name of "diversity", we have been divided and the parts of America that were once almost joined are drifting apart again. Division and separation is never, ever good for a nation. Or even for music. I heard the president of Motown Records accusing America of abandoning black music - but from my perspective, it was Motown that abandoned me. Dion Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross were replaced by potty-mouthed, crotch-grabbing thugs flashing gang signs to an ultra-low bass beat...
Dude - I don't wanna hear about how tough it is being a heavily armed gangsta millionaire - I just wanna sing along and maybe even dance around the house...
Musically Challenged
"A Place in the Sun" - by Stevie Wonder
like a long lonely stream
I keep running toward a dream
movin' on, movin' on
like a branch on a tree
I keep reachin' to be free
movin' on, movin' on
cause there's a place in the sun
where there's hope for everyone
where my poor restless heart's gotta run
there's a place in the sun
and before my life is done
got to find me a place in the sun
like an old dusty road
I get weary from the load
movin' on, movin' on
like this tired troubled earth
I've been rollin' since my birth
movin' on, movin' on
there's a place in the sun
where there's hope for everyone
where my poor restless heart's gotta run
there's a place in the sun
and before my life is done
got to find me a place in the sun
you know when times are bad
and you're feelin' sad
I want you to always remember
yes, there's a place in the sun
where there's hope for everyone
where my poor restless heart's gotta run
I know there's a place in the sun