Six months ago I did not believe this could happen. My father did. He had the vision. He believed that Obama could unite the country and reestablish America as a beacon of hope in the world. Last night as I drove home from bringing the Freen to vote with his father, Fleetwood Mac's Landslide came on the radio, which incidentally is the song my father and I danced to at my wedding, so it carries some additional weight. As I listened, I was filled with hope that not only would Obama win, but that he would win by a landslide. Then for the next three hours I sat, flipping channels from network to network, as each one turned more and more States my favorite color, and then at 11:00am I too finally believed.
This morning on the way to school with the Freen, I flipped as I do everyday through the radio stations and there was an undeniable positive energy, a new enthusiasm, an indescribable joy not only in the music but in the voices of the djs. My father is a musician and I credit him both for my taste in music and my political beliefs. Last night Senator Obama was too humble or perhaps too smart to play celebratory music during his victory speech but my 12 year old brother took it upon himself to blast Queen's We Are The Champions out their apartment window on the Upper East Side and it would seem today that the radio stations are taking it upon themselves to celebrate as well. So I have put together a YouTube video mix in my father's honor because I believe for at least one day we can celebrate the power of the people, the power of those who believed America would do this and what better way than through the power of music...even a little 80s music (sorry dad you couldn't help the decade I grew up in).
Jonh Lennon - Imagine
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
The Beatles - Revolution
Bonnie Tylor - We Need a Hero
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Will I Am - Yes We Can
Pat Benetar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I Wont Back Down
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Queen - We are the Champions
This morning on the way to school with the Freen, I flipped as I do everyday through the radio stations and there was an undeniable positive energy, a new enthusiasm, an indescribable joy not only in the music but in the voices of the djs. My father is a musician and I credit him both for my taste in music and my political beliefs. Last night Senator Obama was too humble or perhaps too smart to play celebratory music during his victory speech but my 12 year old brother took it upon himself to blast Queen's We Are The Champions out their apartment window on the Upper East Side and it would seem today that the radio stations are taking it upon themselves to celebrate as well. So I have put together a YouTube video mix in my father's honor because I believe for at least one day we can celebrate the power of the people, the power of those who believed America would do this and what better way than through the power of music...even a little 80s music (sorry dad you couldn't help the decade I grew up in).
Jonh Lennon - Imagine
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
The Beatles - Revolution
Bonnie Tylor - We Need a Hero
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Will I Am - Yes We Can
Pat Benetar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I Wont Back Down
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Queen - We are the Champions
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
5 comments:
The thing that made me so happy is that people were so proud to be Americans in the past week. People got out and voted. That is the single most important thing we can do. I get chills when I think about how it is really the only time to which rich or poor, black or white, man or woman, we are all equal. Each of our votes really does just count the same.
It is true and it is so important to exercise your right to vote. Despite the unprecendented turn out I am still struck my how many chose not to take part. I don't understand how when people faught so hard for our freedom and then for every man and woman's right to vote that there can still be people who take this right for granted. The good news is that there are a lot fewer of them today!
Ok CBSFM may have gone a little over the top playing the theme song to Greatest American Hero (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA) but I have to admit I listened to the whole thing...I might have even sang the chorus but if I did..I'm not saying. Only the freen will know.
Hi, Listening to the tunes, all great ones. Yes all my children have great taste in music. As does the Freen by the way. Likewise in regards to politics it has been one of my life's pleasures as a parent to see you, your sister and your brother adopt and adapt my political values and demonstrate the ability and conviction to state them forcefully and clearly in public. I'm very encouraged by what happened yesterday. I'm proud of our country and know that much of the world is looking at us in a more positive light today. The world's challenges aren't solved by this but at the very least we have turned in the right direction. As Sustainable Motherhood asserts all of us must take responsibility to help steer it that way everyday in all the actions we take large and small. Thank you for your acknowledgement. I'm sure you know I appreciate it. Dad
... and this one makes me want to jump up, dance, sing and SMILE!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHWByjoQrR8
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