Happy April Fools!


Today’s playlist plays on the theme of illusion, masquerade, and playfulness.

  • “Dream” by Forest for the Trees, from Forest for the Trees, 1997
  • “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Stevie Wonder, from Up-Tight, 1966 (originally by Bob Dylan)
  • “What’s So Funny ’bout Peace, Love and Understanding?” by Elvis Costello, from Armed Forces, 1978 (originally by Nick Lowe)
  • “Higher Ground” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Mother’s Milk, 1989 (originally by Stevie Wonder)
  • “Feelin’ Good (Joe Claussell Remix)‘ by Nina Simone, from Verve // Remixed, 2002
  • “This Land is Your Land” by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, from Naturally, 2005
  • “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid, from Cupid Shuffle, 2007
  • If I Had a Hammer” by Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, from Spaced Out: The Best of… 1997 (originally by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays)
  • Gimme Shelter” by Playing for Change, from PFC 2: Songs Around The World, 2011 (originally by The Rolling Stones)
  • “Prayer for Peace” by Earthdance

This year’s Earthdance Ohio event will be Sunday, September 18, 2016. Mark your calendars and let us know if you’d like to help out.

Give Peace a Dance!

Rabbits in ancient prayer manuscript

This image shared by Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at OWU, Sally Livingston, in her recent I-Cubed Lecture: Let’s Go to the Movies, Medieval Style

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