I made this mix CD almost a decade ago. The two most recent tracks on it (the first and the last, as it turns out) are from 2002. None of the others are more recent than 1989. The oldest track turned 75 earlier this year. These days, however, the whole mix feels far, far too in touch with the times. When it hasn’t been on heavy rotation in my ears, it’s been playing on repeat in my heart. So I figured I’d share it here. [Caveat: I’m brand spanking new to Spotify. So if the playlist link below doesn’t work, I probably don’t know what I’m doing yet. So holler at me, and I’ll try to figure it out.]
None of Us Are Free
- Eminem — White America
- James Brown — Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud!
- Specials — Free Nelson Mandela
- Isley Brothers — Fight the Power
- Public Enemy — Fight the Power
- N.W.A. — Fuck tha Police
- Boogie Down Productions — You Must Learn
- Grandmaster Flash — The Message
- Parliament — Chocolate City
- Marvin Gaye — Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
- Stevie Wonder — Living for the City
- Stevie Wonder — You Haven’t Done Nothin’
- Billie Holiday — Strange Fruit
- Sam Cooke — A Change Is Gonna Come
- Solomon Burke — None of Us Are Free