This music seems to be in the air...

April 1, 2025

Today is April FCools’ Day, and I too want to be part of the April Cools Club, so I digressed a little bit and baked something I wanted to do for a long time, curate a nice little playlist of awesome tunes, all sharing a common thread. Sadly, these seem to be more actual than they have ever been.

Here are the gems:

Spiritual Trilogy / Oh Freedom / Come and Go with Me / I’m on My Way - Odetta
Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
We Shall Overcome - Mahalia Jackson
Fables of Faubus - Charles Mingus (the original one BTW, not the one censored by Columbia Records)
Blowin’ In The Wind - Bob Dylan
Alabama - John Coltrane
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
People Get Ready - The Impressions
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud - James Brown
Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
To Be Young, Gifted And Black - Nina Simone
When Will We Be Paid - The Staple Singers
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
Black Man - Stevie Wonder
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Sign O’ The Times - Prince
Fight The Power - Public Enemy
Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young
Family Name - Prince
Freedom - Beyoncé
Alright - Kendrick Lamar
Baltimore - Prince