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When the earth is owned by labor: Peace Song for 10/13/2011

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“Commonwealth of Toil” by Ralph Chaplin is the Peace Song of the Day for Thursday, October 13th. The tune is to the traditional song, “Nellie Bly”. You can find this song on page 181 of the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you can purchase through Peace Couple: here.

The Duke and Duchess are dedicating this song to the folks on the ground at Occupy Wall Street. Tomorrow morning, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are facing eviction from their park. If you can support them with your presence or a phonecall, please take action before tomorrow morning at 6am. You can find more information at www.occupywallst.org

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Love men and love women: Peace Song of the Day for 10/7/2011

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“Everything Possible” by Fred Small is the Peace Song of the Day for Friday, October 7th. You can find this song at Rise Up Singing on page 239.

Excerpt:

You can be anybody you want to be
You can love whomever you will
You can travel any country where your heart leads
And know I will love you still…

Don’t be rattled by names, by taunts, by games
But seek out spirits true
If you give your friends the best part of yourself
They will give the same back to you.

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The Royal Song of the Day is a project of Duke Augustus and Duchess Susanna, The Duke and Duchess of Peace. The Duke and Duchess recognize that one of the paths to peace is to find soulful and nonviolent entertainment, and to express oneself with art and song.

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We Shall Not Be Moved: Peace Song for 10/5/2011

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“We Shall Not Be Moved” is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Wednesday, October 5th. Duchess Susanna would like to dedicate this song to the folks who will be moving and marching in NYC today. You can find the full lyrics, and added verses, and some verses in Spanish, in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 260.

Below is a video of this song, performed at Day 16 of Occupy Wall Street. Peter Yarrow led the group, on a day that also included inspiration from Democracy Now! journalist Amy Goodman.

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Stand Beside Us: Peace Song for 10/1/2011

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“Rhymes and Reasons” by John Denver is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Saturday, October 1, 2011.  You can find the lyrics in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 31. Duchess Susanna requested I post this song today.  I cannot think of lyrics that could be more timely.  There is an overbearing “sadness” from the constant and senseless killing the US perpetrates.  One must be continually reminded not to turn away from love and turn to the culture of ‘fear” created by the corporate media.  We must constantly battle our emotional climate as we try “clear a cloudy day.”  I worry about the overnight vigillers as the season turns cold with ‘the coming of winter.”

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This Land is Your Land: Peace Song for 9/26/2011

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“This Land is Your Land” is the Peace Song of the Day for Monday, September 26th. The song was written by Woody Guthrie.

This song has also become a favorite of the Occupy Movement. It’s been sung a lot at Occupy Wall Street in NYC (see story: here) They also sang it at Occupy Albany (see the video: here), at Occupy Burlington (see the video: here), and many other occupations.

“This Land is Your Land” has become a true folk song, with many verses. You can find extensive lyrics in the Rise Up Singing songbook, on page 5. Though, don’t hesitate to make up your own words. In the video below, Father Bill Brisotti adds one verse about unjustly pushing Native Americans on to reservations, and another verse that asserts, “This land is your land. This land is my land. It’s not the bank’s land…”

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Ah Poor Bird: Peace Song of the Day for 9/9/2011

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“Ah Poor Bird”, a traditional English song, is the Peace Song of the Day, chosen by The Duke and Duchess of Peace. You can find the lyrics to this song in the Rise Up Singing songbook. The Rise Up Singing has words, chords, and sources for over 1,200 songs. It also has a two sections with rounds, including beautiful selections like this one.

During a radio appearance, The Duchess performed this song on the flute, and dedicated it to the men and boys held prisoner, suffering, at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.

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