Songs for Choirs for 2014 from http://abolishwar.org.uk
As the centenary of the start of WW1 approaches, MAW is offering 14 peace songs free to choirs. See the words and music for each one here:
A climate for peace; Go down fighting; The firing of the heart; The ones who said No; The time; Turn our hands; We are for peace; Christmas in the trenches; Foolish notion; Moonshine; Mothers, daughters, wives; Music of healing; Scarecrow; Tyne Cot at night; You can download the whole set here or from our Resources: Free Downloads page Hear audio extracts on Soundcloud!
Imagine – John Lennon
Willie Nelson: What Happened to Peace on Earth?
Christmas in the Trenches – written and performed by John McCutcheon
No More War
Being At War With Each Other – Carol King
Work For Peace – Gil Scott-Heron
Lives In The Balance – Jackson Browne
Bryan Cahall
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
Is It For Freedom – Sara Thomsen
Give Peace A Chance – John Lennon
We Are One – Charlie King & Karen Brandow
Where Have All the Flowers Gone – Kingston Trio
Blowing In The Wind – Peter, Paul & Mary
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream – The Weavers with Pete Seeger:
We Shall Overcome – Joan Baez
Simple Song Of Freedom – Bobby Darin
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
War – Edwin Starr
Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire
The Windows of The World – Dionne Warwick
Why Can’t We Live Together – SADE
People Get Ready – Eva Cassidy
What The World Needs Now Is Love – Jackie Deshannon
Guantanamera – Pete Seeger
Ministry of Oil – The Prince Myshkins
Marie – Andy Manoff
Paz y Libertad – José Luis Orozco
Stand Up – Charlie King & Karen Brandow
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR FREEDOM-JON FROMER PRESENTE!
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE – MAHALIA JACKSON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiwb67-TMd0
Across The Border Line – Ry Cooder
Almost Gone by Graham Nash & James Raymond – Song about Chelsea (Bradley)
Manning
Send In The Drones – Charlie King
OL’ MAN RIVER – KB Solomon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q1YMgC4Q-s
If I Had A Hammer – Peter, Paul & Mary
Superbroke Manifesto – The SUPERBROKE BRASS, Tin & Strings Electric Marching
Band
Earth Anthem – Stephen Longfellow Fiske
We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger
Lyrics by Ben Grosscup
To tune of Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
We say NATO’s got to go, got to go, got to go
We say NATO’s got to go
So the people can live in peace
From Kosovo to Afghanistan
To Africa’s Libyan shores
The bureaucrats of NATO
Just keep making war
They say that we’re in danger
So we need to buy more arms
But the threat of climate chaos
Doesn’t seem to raise alarm
They’re in Poland and Romania
And they’re spreading to Brazil
It’s a scheme to sell more weapons
And leave the whole world with the bill
We can’t afford good housing
We can’t afford healthcare
We can’t afford clean water
Cuz the military took our share
NATO has been sowing
Fear and death and pain
When we get rid of NATO
The people can only gain
