Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden
Evansville, Indiana
1 June 2025
Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden
Evansville, Indiana
1 June 2025
Work began on this playlist last night as reports of the United States bombing Iran began to appear. It was “completed” this morning. Note that this list deviates from the rules (well, guidelines really) of playlists in two ways. Some artists appear more than once. Some songs do as well. Although not every song with the same title is the same song.
Heaven Help Us All – Stevie Wonder
Heaven Help Us All – Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
Heaven Help Us All – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Heaven Help Us All – Joan Baez
Give Peace a Chance – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Give Peace A Chance – Aerosmith Feat. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
Peace Train – Yusuf Islam (recorded as Cat Stevens)
A Song of Peace – Abraham Jam
Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Dolores Keane, Tommy Sands & Vedran Smailovic
Imagine – Willie Nelson
Imagine – Keb’ Mo’
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney
The Great Peace March – Holly Near
War No More – Wyclef Jean
Peace Train/Isitimela Sokuthula – Dolly Parton, feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Peace in the Valley – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Peace on Earth – U2
Peace. Salaam, Shalom – emma’s revolution
War – The Temptations
War – Edwin Starr
War – Bob Marley & The Wailers
When the Wind Blows – Eric Bogle with John Munro & Brent Miller
Peace Has Broken Out – Eric Bogle
Study War No More – Pete Seeger
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream – Simon & Garfunkel
Military Madness – Graham Nash
Masters of War – Bob Dylan
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Give Me Love – Billy Preston
Peter – David LaMotte
No Nuclear War – Peter Tosh
Christmas In The Trenches – John McCutcheon
Land of Hope and Dreams (Introduction) [Live in Manchester, May 14, 2025] – Bruce Springsteen
Land of Hope and Dreams (Live in Manchester, May 14, 2025) – Bruce Springsteen
A Song of Peace – Denver Brass
A Song of Peace – Gandharvas
A Song of Peace – Kim Young-Im
How Can I Keep From Singing – Eva Cassidy
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights, Music, playlist
Gracious God,
my heart aches
as I read of the United States dropping bombs on Iran.
I mourn for the people, your children,
who were killed and wounded in the attack.
My spirit sags
as I ponder what may come next.
For bombs often lead to more bombs.
Violence begets violence.
The killing of any person is
an attack on your image
in which you create every person.
God who desires
wholeness and well-being for all
Give leaders of the United States, Israel, Iran, Hamas,
and all countries and peoples
the courage to break the cycle of violence,
to pursue justice and work for peace.
I pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Filed under Current Events, Prayer
Summer Solstice
Summer – War
Hot Fun In The Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone
I Love Summer – John McCutcheon
It’s Almost Summer – Billy Thorpe
Cool for the Summer – Demi Lovato
Long Hot Summer – Black 47
Long Hot Summer Night – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Magot Tcheri Fatal Mambo
The Other Side Of Summer – Elvis Costello
Summer Sent You – Mary Black
Summer 2020 – Jhené Aiko
Summer Days – Bob Dylan
Summertime – Janis Joplin=
Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Summer Sunshine – The Corrs
Summertime – Roberta Flack
Summersong – The Decemberists
Summer Junction – Yumi Matsutoya
Summer Lullaby – david m. bailey
A Summer Song – Chad & Jeremy
Summer Solstice – Lejond
Summer Solstice – Meghan Hayes
Summer Solstice – Jada Facer
Summer Solstice – Michele McLaughlin
Summer Solstice – Sean Harkness
Summer (from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons) – Tracy Scott Silverman
Summer Solstice – R. Carlos Nakai
Longest Day of Summer – Every Other Saturday
Filed under Albuquerque, Music, New Mexico, playlist
World Refugee Day Playlist
Refugee – Eric Bogle
Gourma – Etran Fintawa
Song To A Refugee – Diana Jones
Running – Keyon Harrold, Andrea Pizziconi & Jasson Harrold Running, feat. Common & Gregory Porter
Take Me to Cleveland – Robert Neustadt
Look in Their Eyes – David Crosby
The Refugee – U2
Follow Me – Moxie Raia, feat. Wyclef Jean
In Harm’s Way – Amanda Palmer
Is This Called Home – Lucy Rose
Prayer of the Refugee – Rise Against
Coming to America – K’naan
Refugee – Skip Marley
Lady of the Harbor – Si Kahn
Refugee – emma’s revolution
We Won’t Lose Count – TRISHES
Refugee – Bring Water
Refugees – Jimmy Cliff, feat, Wyclef Jean
A Safe Place to Land – Sara Bareilles, feat. John Legend
Émigré – Alela Diane
Living Like a Refugee – Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
World Refugee Day – The Lyrical Lanterns
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Juneteenth.
Juneteenth – Suav
People Get Ready – The Impressions
Oh Freedom – Mary D. Williams
Freedom Road – The Blind Boys of Alabama
People Gotta Be Free – Keb’ Mo’
Free – Prince
Free – Deniece Williams
Is My Living in Vain – Mattie Moss Clark & The Clark Sisters
This Little Light of Mine – Fannie Lou Hamer
Freedom Now – Tracy Chapman
I’m Just a Slave – The Roots
Not a Slave – Dre’ Sr
Freedom – Richie Havens
Woke up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom – Congregation of Brown Chapel
Harriet Tubman/Steal Away – Kim & Reggie Harris
Juneteenth – Cast of Black-ish
Say It Loud – I ‘m Black and I’m Proud – James Brown
Alright – Kendrick Lamar
A Brand New Day – The Wiz
Fantasy – Earth, Wind & Fire
Yes We Can, Can – The Pointer Sisters
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway
9th Wonder (Blackitolism) – Digibale Planets
Soul Sista – Bilal
Freedom – Joi
O-O-H Child – The Five Stairsteps
Free – Destiny’s Child
I’ll Take You There – The Staple Singers
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
I Am the Black Gold of the Sun – Rotary Connection & Minnie Riperton
One Nation under a Groove – Funkadelic
Build a House – Rhiannon Giddons & Yo-Yo Ma
Juneteenth Song – Gracie’s Corner
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing – Beyonce
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Along the Graybeard Trail 