Songs
BIG WRECK, "Russians," 2022
BIG WRECK, "Russians," 2022 Toronto's Big Wreck has released a cover of Sting's insightful and compassionate Cold War commentary "Russians," with proceeds going to the UNHCR, the United Nation Refugee Agency aiding the people fleeing the Ukraine. The rock band, led by Ian Thorney, recorded the 1985 song in early January and planned to release it later this year, never imagining its…
STEVEN PAGE, "Canada Loves You Back," 2021
STEVEN PAGE, "Canada Loves You Back," 2021 The song that brought a tear to actor Ryan Reynolds' eye is now available for sale. “Whew! What a week it's been! The response to 'Canada Loves You Back,' the song I wrote in honour of Ryan Reynolds for last week's Governor General's Performing Arts Awards has been MUCH bigger than I'd anticipated,” singer Steven Page posted on his Facebook.…
THE BEATLES, "Get Back,” 1969
THE BEATLES, "Get Back,” 1969 Hardcore Beatles fans are familiar with the many bootleg versions of “Get Back,” and its lyrical evolution, originally addressing the anti-immigration stance of British MP Enoch Powell, as well as similar views in America. In the highly touted new documentary, Get Back, we see Paul McCartney improvising many of these lyrics — including “we don’t need Pakistanis…
https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-back/1441164495?i=1441164953
MIKE McDONALD, WILLIE NELSON, DAVID HIDALGO, "Dreams of the San Joaquin," 2021
MIKE McDONALD, WILLIE NELSON, DAVID HIDALGO, "Dreams of the San Joaquin," 2021 "I'm sending you some money, I wish it could be more," is the first line of the ballad “Dreams of the San Joaquin," which Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson and Los Lobos' David Hidalgo have covered to raise money for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services and United Farm Workers of…
https://themichaelmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-of-the-san-joaquin
MOIST, "End of the Ocean," 2021
MOIST, "End of the Ocean," 2021 The title track from rock band Moist’s forthcoming album, End of the Ocean, due Oct. 1, tackles human consumption and its devastating results on the planet. The video uses footage from Mateo Guez’ 2009 film Off World, shot at Manila’s “Smokey Mountain” landfill once home to 30,000 people (it was removed in 2009). In the press release for the new single,…
PATTI SMITH, "People Have The Power," 1988
PATTI SMITH, "People Have The Power," 1988 Patti Smith and her late husband Fred “Sonic” Smith’s 80s single from her album Dream of Life (and found on Land 1975 - 2002) has been used as an anthem and motivator in so many social justice issues and little guy proclamations. “And the people have the power to redeem the work of fools,” she sings. Smith has said they wrote the song to…
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/land-1975-2002/573990829?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo…
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, "The Times They Are A-Changin'," 2021
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, "The Times They Are A-Changin'," 2021 Veteran country stars the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have assembled an all-star team to cover Bob Dylan's classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" to support the Feeding America charity. Feeding America's mission is to fight to end hunger by supporting the nation's network of food banks. The band enlisted Jason Isbell,…
https://thenittygrittydirtband.bandcamp.com/track/the-times-they-are-a-changin-2
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN, A.K.A. Mammoth WVH, "Distance," 2020
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN, A.K.A. Mammoth WVH, "Distance," 2020 Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang wrote a touching song "Distance" for his late father that is resonating with many people who have lost someone. "No matter what the distance is, I will be with you," he sings. Couple that with a beautiful video featuring home movies of the two of them together, since Wolfgang’s birth, saying lots of…
https://music.apple.com/us/album/distance/1538015599?i=1538015600&at=1000lM6c
MURRAY McLAUCHLAN, “I Live On A White Cloud," 2020
MURRAY McLAUCHLAN, “I Live On A White Cloud," 2020 Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan addresses white privilege in his tell-it-straight folk single “I Live On A White Cloud." After George Floyd's murder and the global outrage against systemic racism, he was prompted to look hard at himself and his own advantages as a white man. “I thought, ‘If I watch all this go down,…
MEEK MILL, "Otherside Of America," 2020
MEEK MILL, "Otherside Of America," 2020 Philadelphia-based rapper Meek Mill's frank new single "Otherside Of America" bluntly confronts the anti-Black racism that so greatly impacts the United States and much of the Western world. The song begins with a sample from an infamous Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign speech in which he targeted African-Americans, before Mill begins to…
https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/otherside-of-america/1516955770?i=15169557…
ADAM AMBROSE, "Heroes," 2020
ADAM AMBROSE, "Heroes," 2020 Calgary, AB indie-pop musician Adam Ambrose is using his music to salute frontline health staff. Ambrose has dedicated his new single "Heroes" to those combating COVID-19 and has donated a percentage of the profits from the song to the Canadian Red Cross COVID Relief Fund. Ambrose was inspired by the close family members he has who work at Calgary's…
https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/heroes/1512138331?i=1512138366&mt=1&app=mu…
THOMAS RHETT, "Be A Light," 2020, feat. Reba McEntire, Keith Urban,Hillary Scott, and Chris Tomlin
THOMAS RHETT, "Be A Light," 2020, feat. Reba McEntire, Keith Urban,Hillary Scott, and Chris Tomlin Rising country star Thomas Rhett has released the star-studded "Be A Light" to support those in the music industry impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, recruiting Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Hillary Scott, and Chris Tomlin to help on the song. Profits from "Be A Light" will go towards…
https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/be-light-feat-reba-mcentire-hillary-scott-…
SESAME STREET, "Washy Wash Song | How To Wash Your Hands," 2020
SESAME STREET, "Washy Wash Song | How To Wash Your Hands," 2020 One of the most basic tools in combating the current coronavirus pandemic is the simple act of frequent, thorough hand washing. To help support this potentially life-saving habit, the children's entertainers at Sesame Street have just released "Washy Wash Song | How To Wash Your Hands," a short video jingle designed to…
SURFER BLOOD, "Parkland (Into The Silence)," 2020
SURFER BLOOD, "Parkland (Into The Silence)," 2020 West Palm Beach, Florida indie rock band Surfer Blood's new song "Parkland (Into The Silence)" reflects on the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida which resulted in 17 deaths, and is being used to bring attenton to gun control organizations March For Our Lives Everytown For Gun Safety. Surfer…
https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/parkland-into-the-silence/1498879174?i=149…
SXIP SHIREY, "All Babies Must Cry (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)," 2019
SXIP SHIREY, "All Babies Must Cry (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)," 2019 "All Babies Must Cry," the moving new song from folk musicians Sxip Shirey and Rhiannon Giddens, is being used to support and defend the children affected by mass detention policies at the U.S. / Mexican border. Written by Shirey more than two decades ago, proceeds from the newly released version will go towards RAICES (…
https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/all-babies-must-cry-feat-rhiannon-giddens-…