Political Music PowerPoint
Transcript: There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me Chorus There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me Chorus There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me Chorus There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me Chorus There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me THANK YOU! Get up, stand up! (Jah, Jah!) Stand up for your rights! (Oh-hoo!) Get up, stand up! (Get up, stand up!) Don't give up the fight! (Life is your right!) Get up, stand up! (So we can't give up the fight!) Stand up for your rights! (Lord, Lord!) Get up, stand up! (Keep on struggling on!) Don't give up the fight! (Yeah!) We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game - Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, Lord. We know when we understand: Almighty God is a living man. You can fool some people sometimes, But you can't fool all the people all the time. So now we see the light (What you gonna do?), We gonna stand up for our rights! (Yeah, yeah, yeah!) So you better: Chorus Song Analysis We are the world is a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones. This song is sang by popular artists in the 80`s.The idea of recording the song was to put together a benefit concert to raise money for Africa who in the mid 80`s was experiencing famine and a rapid spread of diseases. This song raised over $60 million for the people in Africa. The meaning of the song is if you want to make the world brighter, you have to start giving. Song 2 Political Music PowerPoint The song Get up Stand up is written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh in 1978. This song is about taking action to avoid oppression. The song was influenced by their upbringing in Jamaica where they had to fight for respect and acceptance of their Rastafarian religion. Written by : Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie Produced by : Quincy Jones Bob Marley We are the world Analysis Get up Stand up Song Lyrics Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight! Preacher man, don't tell me, Heaven is under the earth. I know you don't know What life is really worth. It's not all that glitters is gold; 'Alf the story has never been told: So now you see the light, eh! Stand up for your rights. Come on! Chorus Most people think, Great God will come from the skies, Take away everything And make everybody feel high. But if you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth: And now you see the light, You stand up for your rights. Jah! Song 1 We are the world video Song Lyrics There comes a time When we heed a certain call When the world must come together as one There are people dying And it's time to lend a hand to life The greatest gift of all We can't go on pretending day by day That someone, somehow can soon make a change We're all a part of God's great big family And the truth, you know,love is all we need We are the world We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me Send them your heart So they'll know that someone cares And their lives will be stronger and free As God has shown us by turning stones to bread And so we all must lend a helping hand Chorus When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all But if you just believe there's no way we can fall Well, well, well, well let us realize oh! That a change can only come When we stand together as one Chorus There is a choice we're making Were saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me Oh let me hear you!