January 16, 2006

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    In further proof that I can find at least one song that perfectly suits any day of the year, any emotion, any experience, in the vast array of music produced by my favorite band over the years,  I would like to share this lyric — a tribute to the vision of a great man of peace, as seen through the eyes of a beloved British troubador, Dave Cousins, also a man of great vision and insight, and recorded with his band, Strawbs, in several versions over the years.  The link at the bottom is to one such recording, which is, incidentally, the very first Strawbs album I ever owned — responsible for introducing me to the magic that is their music…


     


    Martin Luther King’s Dream


    Dave Cousins – Strawbs (Old School Songs)


    Speak only with your voices
    And not the sword
    Listen to your leaders
    And the words of the Lord.

    Shake hands with your brothers
    Has been my theme
    For I have had a dream.

    While fury gathers ’round you
    Provoking you to hate
    Remember what I told you
    Don’t heed the dangled bait.

    Shake hands with your brothers
    Has been my theme
    For I have had a dream.

    The leaders of the country
    Are speaking much the same
    As those who’ve gone before them
    And those who are to blame.

    Shake hands with your brothers
    Has been my theme
    For I have had a dream.

    Proclaim a day of mourning
    And let the flags fly low
    The future is before us
    As I have told you so.



    Shake hands with your brothers
    Has been my theme
    For I have had a dream.

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