Sing-along Café 2025-02-06

We always talk a lot about the songs we sing, about the lyrics, the artists, the eras and genres, ideas, beliefs, our families and life, everything. I think that this Black History Month playlist generated the most discussion of all my playlists.

Part of the inspiration for the discussion was our current need for more connection, some sympathy/commiseration as we deal with all the scary news. And, we all agreed that we needed to sing more, "okay, we need to sing now", for the release and escape and joy we feel. I am thankful for this opportunity to hear other people express the thougths in my head, the people sitting in the fellowship room with me, and the people who created the songs we're singing.

Here's a list of some of the songs we listened to and sang:

Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill (local black artist, and brother of Lawrence Hill)
Blinding Lights by the Weeknd and by Tebey (both local black artists)
Wake Me Up by Tebey
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Living for the City by Stevie Wonder
Ball of Confusion by the Temptations
Get up, Stand Up and Jamming by Boby Marley and the Wailers
Texas Hold-em and If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shabozey
The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson

We all agreed that we should continue with this theme next week, and maybe throughout February. I think we will listen to some love songs for Valentines Day though. We did talk about the fact that some of these really meaningful songs about peace and social justice are from singers of wonderful love songs too. So, we'll sing about love, peace, and justice. Sounds perfect.

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