“I have a dream…” “Four score and seven years ago…” “When in the course of human events…” These speeches are indelible landmarks in the history of the United States and its battle against oppression and the evils of tyranny, slavery, and racism. Each furthering the belief that “we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” On this, Martin Luther King’s birthday January 15th, the weekend of Civil Rights Day, I thought I’d pay tribute to MLK.
While mundane compared to the profound work and legacy of MLK, today’s blog will focus on 3 playlists, in honor of the 3 momentous speeches referenced above. They play off of MLK’s “I have a dream” speech, with playlists including songs featuring in their titles the words “dream,” “dreams,” and “dreamer,” though the last playlist further includes songs featuring the words “dreaming,” “dreamboat,” “dreamlover,” and “daydream.” They are among my earliest word themed playlists, and I think you’ll really enjoy them.
Surely this music was not quite the dream of MLK. He, and visionaries like him, our founding fathers, Gandhi, Mandela, Shakespeare, Mozart, Da Vinci, and others like them all had vision and dreams and changed the shape of the world around them. Our dreams may not be as lofty or world-changing, but they are no less important. If you dream it you can do it.
I hope that this music and my blog truly serve as a “revival: a new presentation of something old,” a springboard to return to the music of your youth, or perhaps to find artists you want to discover anew. Rediscover the passion of music in your life.
Live in the moment. Enjoy the moment. Love the moment. Listen to the MUSIC!
