#Playing for Change

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Beethoven / Jupiter Medley | Taimane | Live Outside | Playing For Change x Mana Maoli Collaboration

[krispyweiss]

Warren Haynes’ “Soul” Shines Around the World

- Allman Brothers track is Playing for Change’s Newest Song around the World

There was a time - from, say 1996 until late 2023 - when Sound Bites didn’t care if he ever heard “Soulshine” again.

But then Warren Haynes, on acoustic guitar and vocals that seem to defy the passage of time, re-recorded his 1994 Allman Brothers Band composition with a global cast for Playing for Change’s Song around the World campaign, and “Soulshine” shone brightly once again.

Turns out the overwrought song works perfectly in this setting with Shemekia Copeland, Ivan Neville and Hawaii’s Kawai Hoe on co-lead vocals - the latter also playing uke - and fantastic backgrounds emanating from ensembles in Jamaica and South Africa.

Add slide guitar from Italy; bass from Brazil; percussion from Ghana and Brazil; and a surprisingly effective saxophone solo from France, and the song takes on an entirely new meaning. And that bad taste Sound Bites has been carrying for lo these many years disappeared.

12/27/23

[myimaginaryradio]

Soulshine - Playing For Change - 1994

I would like to dedicate this to each and everyone out there. Thank you for listening and following and have a great weekend.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) Feat. Sara Bareilles | Playing For Change | Song Around The World

[palatinewolfsblog]

Really catchy. Worth listening. ;D

"Making the world a better place

doesn't have to come from grand gestures.

It comes from kind gestures.

Holding the door for someone.

Smiling at strangers.

Encouraging people in what they're doing.

Being bright with service staff.

Giving a compliment.

In all these small actions we inspire

love and understanding

which makes the world

a better place for us all."

Jenny Flintoff.

[cbjustmusic]

In memory of Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023), singer, songwriter, guitarist and a founding member of The Band., who died yesterday. Two versions of his timeless song "The Weight". The first is a multi-artist performance from Playing For Change. The second one by The Band and The Staple Singers from the concert film The Last Waltz. __________________ The Weight Songwriter: Robbie Robertson

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead I just need some place where I can lay my head "Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said

Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and) (and) you put the load right on me

I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on let's go downtown" She said, "I gotta go but my friend can stick around"

Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and) (and) you put the load right on me

Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say It's just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day "Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" He said, "Do me a favor, son, won'tcha stay and keep Anna Lee company?"

Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and) (and) you put the load right on me

Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog He said, "I will fix your rack if you'll take Jack, my dog" I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man" He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can"

Yeah, take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and) (and) you put the load right on me

Catch a cannon ball now to take me down the line My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone

Take a load off Fanny Take a load for free Take a load off Fanny And (and) (and) you put the load right on me

[fidjiefidjie]

Belle matinée 🌍🌎🌏

Playing For Change 🎶 Stand By Me

(Song around the world)

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Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones) feat. Taj Mahal | Playing For Change ...

[sinful-roxy]

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years And the slow parade of fears without crying Now I want to understand

I have done all that I could To see the evil and the good without hiding You must help me if you can

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Producer’s Journey: Welcome to Angola | Episode 1 | Playing For Change

[krispyweiss]

Playing for Change is “Waiting on the World to Change”

One-hundred musicians and dancers. Eighteen countries represented. Two languages. One John Mayer song - global sounds united in the universal language.

Talent is everywhere - and Playing for Change found it for its latest Song around the World, Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change.”

Released in conjunction with COP28 - scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in Dubai - “Change” eschews big Western names (Mayer doesn’t appear) in favor of of singers, dancers and players on such instruments as Portuguese guitar, kora, jarana, tabla, pipa, güiro and santoor alongside electric guitar and bass.

“The time is now; to unite as a human race,” Playing for Change’s Mark Johnson said in a statement. “Together we can change the world.”

Here’s hoping.

11/24/23

[myimaginaryradio]

Take Me Home, Country Roads - Playing For Change

[aboutoriginality]

Soulshine | Warren Haynes | Song Around The World | Playing For Change

[cbjustmusic]

The Playing For Change video for Jackson Browne's "Doctor My Eyes". The video starts with Browne joined by bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russ Kunkel who both played on the original 1971 recording. _______________________ Doctor My Eyes Songwriter: Jackson Brown

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years And the slow parade of fears without crying Now I want to understand

I have done all that I could To see the evil and the good without hiding You must help me if you can

Doctor, my eyes Tell me what is wrong Was I unwise to leave them open for so long

'Cause I have wandered through this world And as each moment has unfurled I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams People go just where they will I never noticed them until I got this feeling That it's later than it seems

Doctor, my eyes Tell me what you see I hear their cries Just say if it's too late for me

Doctor, my eyes They cannot see the sky Is this the prize For having learned how not to cry