Plus various other musicians!
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Profile page's song credits:
LAND OF THE FREE (instrumental) written by Adam Levin, arranged & performed by Adam Levin & Wendy Boulding
LAND OF THE FREE & GUARDIAN ANGEL written by Adam Levin, arranged & performed by Adam Levin & Wendy Boulding, from the CD A Different Page
IT MAKES NO SENSE & WALLS START FALLING written by Adam Levin & Peter Stoller, from the CD et al. (Alternative, two-part version of Walls Start Falling w/singers Wendy Boulding, Annette U-Bet & Caitlin Franklin on See It DVD.)
VER BAL O SIS:
I. Inspired by the Sound of Your Own Voice
II. Verbalosity
III. Family Discussion
written by Adam Levin, from the CD Blissful Behemoth
KEEP WALKING (profile video) written by Adam Levin, arranged & performed by Adam Levin & Wendy Boulding, from the CD Live(OnTape) and DVD See It
All songs (C)(P) Different Drum Music
All rights reserved (ASCAP)
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Adam Levin, Tomas Stark and John Eyre have joined forces in producing a new song, Still, for the forthcoming GORGG album Think of Us with Kindness.
Written by Tomas (music) and Adam (music & lyrics), the song was performed by Tomas in Sweden (guitars, sythesizers), Adam in New York (piano, keyboard), and John in Wales (vocals), with additional engineering and studio services provided by John P. Weathers (ex-Gentle Giant).
Adam's music received praise in noted international author Michele Wucker's official 2008 "Best Of" List. To learn more about her work, visit her website and the World Policy Institute's homepage.
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Influences
Peter Gabriel; John Lennon & Yoko Ono; Phil Ochs; Peter, Paul & Mary; Pete Seeger; Woody Guthrie; Bob Dylan; Laurie Anderson; Diamanda Galas; Annette Peacock; Gentle Giant
"Each time a person stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
-- Robert F. Kennedy (Cape Town, South Africa, 1966)
"It is unpatriotic to lapse into silence during a time of government wrongdoing... Patriotism includes the responsibility, when the nation is following an unwise course, to call it to a higher standard."
-- George McGovern
"Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
"My only usefulness is that I try to make people realize how powerful their political strength is when they get discouraged. I think that's really the only thing I do."
-- Al Lowenstein
"When you're used to being in the dark, the light hurts your eyes."
-- Dick Gregory
"If the whole world were tranquil, without disease or violence, I'd be standing in the breadline -- right behind J. Edgar Hoover."
-- Lenny Bruce
"Where would you be without sin?"
-- Condemned murderer to prison chaplain in Charles Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux
Patriotism includes the responsibility, when the nation is following an unwise course, to call it to a higher standard.
-- George McGovern
Each time a person stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
-- Robert Kennedy
This site features peace & social action oriented songs & videos,
info on issue-related sites & organizations,
and relevant quotes from public figures.
The profile page includes:
1. Songs' audio, descriptions, credits & links (Land of the Free, It Makes No Sense, Guardian Angel, Walls Start Falling, Verbalosis)
2. MySpace news: no. 7 on NY Indie Neo-soul Chart
3. Other news
4. Quotes from progressive public figures
5. List of free expression organizations (w/links)
Videos...
6. Marianne Williamson: Dept. of Peace Campaign
7. John McCain vs. John McCain
8. John McCain vs. Barack Obama? (The Penguin debates Batman)
9. See It DVD excerpts (Keep Walking, Hopelessly Liberal)
10. Candidate Giuliani's real 9/11 record
11. Dick Cheney opposes invasion & occupation of Iraq
12. Sarah Palin's conversation with imposter French president
Websites...
13. George McGovern Tribute Space
14. ImaginePeace: Yoko Ono's Peace Tower in memory of John Lennon
15. Peace Alliance: Dept. of Peace Campaign
16. Harvey J. Levin: media diversity & free expression
More videos...
17. Ron Howard talks politics
18. Rob Reiner coaches politics
19. Charlie Chaplin impersonates politics (The Great Dictator)
20. Genesis lampoons television evangelism (Jesus He Knows Me) 21. The Rutles lampoon the Beatles' All You Need Is Love live telecast
22. ...and the real thing
"Sing until the walls start falling down..."
PROFILE PAGE SONGS
In December 2004, shortly after the U.S. presidential election, Adam Levin wrote Land of the Free (A Different Page CD) as a poetic expression of the political and social climate in the United States so evident at the time of the election and its aftermath. It was performed with Wendy Boulding at the Department of Peace Campaign's New York City rallies in 2005. As did some of the speakers at those events, the song speaks of overcoming the hopelessness of the status quo. And although it was written prior to Hurricane Katrina, its lyrics rather vividly anticipate the social, political, and even physical impact of that disaster and its mishandling by the federal government.
In It Makes No Sense (et al. CD), a pacifist father warns his militant son against volunteering for a senseless war overseas. Guardian Angel (A Different Page CD) conveys, among other things, the principles of social advocacy and charity.
Performed at the Department of Peace Campaign's New York City rally in 2004 and echoing some of (founder) Marianne Williamson's remarks there, Walls Start Falling (et al. CD) expresses the belief that peace must start from within. By shere coincidence, it was written a few days before the Berlin Wall was torn down. An alternative, two-part version with singers Wendy Boulding, Annette U-Bet and Caitlin Franklin is featured on the DVD See It.
Inspired by his experience near Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, Adam wrote Keep Walking (LiveOnTape CD and See It DVD, in profile video below) for New York Artists Unite to Support World Trade Center Disaster Relief. This premiere performance with Wendy Boulding was recorded at the relief benefit just days following the song's completion. The song was later featured at Marianne Williamson's opening rally for the Department of Peace Campaign in New York City.
ver bal o sis (Blissful Behemoth CD) is about a condition that can afflict anyone in a lingual environment, and is most common among politicians, television evangelists, lawyers, and public relations professionals. PART 1 ('Inspired by the Sound of Your Own Voice') contains sung and spoken characterizations of excessive rhetoric, interspersed with a simulated speaking voice demonstrating talk without content. PART 2 ('Verbalosity') features a montage of authentic recordings of 'verbalositic' banter taken from various sources. (It pre-dates Zappa's 'Porn Wars', to which it has invited some comparisons.) PART 3 ('Family Discussion') features a discussion consisting of just one person, and the sound of people in a crowd all talking at the same time.
Live cover songs include John Lennon's Imagine, Peter Gabriel's Don't Give Up, and James Taylor's On the 4th of July.
Hear Dick Cheney oppose an invasion and occupation of Iraq...
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This C-SPAN footage was recovered on August 11-12, 2007 and has been circulated by MoveOn.org and others. Ironically, Cheney makes some of the same observations and arguments as current war critics in opposing an invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Cheney's previous boss, President George H.W. Bush, opposed the 2003 invasion. So did Bush Sr.'s secretary of state, James Baker, and national security advisor, General Brent Scowcroft. All three had extensive knowledge and experience in foreign and military affairs but their advice was nevertheless rejected by President George W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, and even Vice President Cheney himself.
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Hear Sarah Palin's telephone conversation with an imposter French president Sarkozy broadcasted live on radio...
Q: Which past presidential candidate was supported by BOTH major parties' initial frontrunners (Hillary Clinton & Rudolph Giuliani) in the 2008 presidential race?
A comprehensive collection of recent articles, news, audio and video recordings, and photographs, regarding such issues as the fight against world hunger, ending the war in Iraq, and electing a president in 2008
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Dear Land of The Free,
Thank you for listening to the Peacepod.
We've recorded this year's peace meditation as a way to honor your commitment to peace.
You are part of the global majority, your voice is part of the global voice.
Let us all join together and make peace evident in all our actions!
All the best in 2007!
