Songs

DAVID LEASK, "When You Think No One Loves You," 2019

DAVID LEASK, "When You Think No One Loves You," 2019 "When You Think No One Loves You," the new single from Scottish-Canadian singer-songwriter David Leask, is about confronting what he calls "an epidemic of loneliness," insisting in the final lyric, ""I'm just telling you, somebody does." The video follows the small sad moments of three unconnected people, an elderly widower, a single…

https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/when-you-think-no-one-loves-you/1349382653…

LANA DEL REY, "Looking For America," 2019

LANA DEL REY, "Looking For America," 2019 Noir-pop star Lana Del Rey has dedicated the proceeds from her new song "Looking For America" to three separate mass gun shooting victims funds, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund, the El Paso Community Foundation Victims' Relief Fund, and the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. In the song Del Rey sings, "I’m still looking for my…

https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/looking-for-america/1475935067?i=147593527…

CELINE DION, "Skies of L.A.," 2007

CELINE DION, "Skies of L.A.," 2007 Céline Dion may be best known these days as a Vegas residency legend and walking meme for living one's best life, but the "My Heart Will Go On" singer doesn't always sing about love. The singer's 2007 work "Skies of L.A." planted a flag for environmentalism by tackling air pollution. The song from Dion's album Taking Chances was written by the Tricky…

https://geo.music.apple.com/ca/album/skies-of-l-a/267856442?i=267859238&mt=1&ap…

TOBEY KAI, "Running, 2019

TOBEY KAI, "Running, 2019 When a close friend was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year Calgary-based balladeer wanted to show her support with a song. The result is "Running" from Kai's same-named, just released four-song EP. Kai's friend is an elite runner who started competing for 101 kilometre ultra-marathon less than a month after having double mastectomy and "Running" is…

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/running/1464936900?i=1464936903&mt=1&app=music…

D.O.A., "Time To Fight Back," 2018

D.O.A., "Time To Fight Back," 2018 Vancouver, B.C. hardcore punk band D.O.A. have been combating injustice for four decades and their recent video for "Time To Fight Back," from the 2018 album Fight Back, makes it clear they don't intend to stop now. The video salutes activists and change-makers like Bernie Sanders, gun control activist Emma González and the late Nelson Mandela while…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ca/album/time-to-fight-back/1364124262?i=136412427…

PETR CECH & ROGER TAYLOR, "That's Football," 2019

PETR CECH & ROGER TAYLOR, "That's Football," 2019 "Yeah fooball...victory, happiness, glory, fame." The unlikely combination of professional soccer player Petr Cech and Queen drummer Roger Taylor have come together for "That's Football," a song about the sport that will see all its proceeds donated to the the Willow Foundation. Cech, an elite goalkeeper for Arsenal in the…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ca/album/thats-football/1461141071?i=1461141074&mt…

LOUIS TOMLINSON, "Two Of Us," 2019

LOUIS TOMLINSON, "Two Of Us," 2019 Ex One Direction member Louis Tomlinson is hoping his new pop ballad, “Two of Us,” helps others, just like it provided a kind of therapy for him. Written in memory of his mother, who died of leukemia in 2016.  the 27-year-old  sings, “I will be the best of me, always keep you next to me. I'll be living one life for the two of us." In a press release,…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/two-of-us/1453881342?i=1453881345&mt=1&ap…

FOREIGNER, "I Want to Know What Love Is (New Recording with Shriners Hospitals Kids Choir Live)," 2019

FOREIGNER, "I Want to Know What Love Is (New Recording with Shriners Hospitals Kids Choir Live)," 2019 Foreigner, the masters of the power ballad, have re-recorded their 1984 hit "I Want to Know What Love Is" complete with a children's choir to benefit Shriners Hospitals For Children. The new version of the song features the Shriners Hospitals Kids Choir singing backing vocals and is a…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/i-want-to-know-what-love-is-featuri…

THE KILLERS, "Land of the Free," 2019

THE KILLERS, "Land of the Free," 2019 The Killers' have released a new song called "Land of the Free" that directly confronts the Donald Trump vision of the United States, complete with references to the America's prison-industrial complex, gun violence and the controversial border wall with Mexico. Brandon Flowers, the lead singer for the Las Vegas-based band, said in a series of…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ca/album/land-of-the-free/1447184148?i=1447184158&…

CAROLE POPE + KEVIN HEARN, "Resist It," 2018

CAROLE POPE + KEVIN HEARN, "Resist It," 2018 Carole Pope, the former lead singer of new wave act Rough Trade and Kevin Hearn, the keyboard player for Barenaked Ladies, are fed up with the negativity in the world and they're not going to take it anymore. The result of this righteous rage is "Resist It," a new song Hearn says "pushes back against the daily onslaught of bad news and…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/resist-it/1437967134?i=1437967140&mt=1&ap…

TARA MACLEAN & ADAM BRAZIER, "Song for a Winter's Night," 2018

TARA MACLEAN & ADAM BRAZIER, "Song for a Winter's Night," 2018 Solo artist and former Shaye co-vocalist Tara MacLean has teamed up with theatre artistic director Adam Brazier for their acoustic pop version of Gordon Lightfoot’s1967 classic “Song For A Winter’s Night.” Produced by Bill Bell, Tom Cochrane and Jason Mraz' guitarist, and featuring cello by Kevin Fox (Chantal…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/song-for-a-winters-night/1444803247?i=144…

LEE REED, "The Cost Of Tacos," 2018

LEE REED, "The Cost Of Tacos," 2018 Hamilton, Ontario rapper-activist Lee Reed has seen the impact of urban renewal/gentrification in his city as people move there from Toronto and he doesn't like the effect it's had on working class citizens. Inspired by the East Hamilton Rent Strike that has seen tenants push back against developers trying to force out long-time residents, Reed has…

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DAN REYNOLDS & HANS ZIMMER, "Skipping Stones," 2018

DAN REYNOLDS & HANS ZIMMER, "Skipping Stones," 2018 Dan Reynolds, the Mormon-raised lead singer for Imagine Dragons, has been confronting the more hateful, less welcoming aspects of his religious past in the new documentary Believer. One of the topics is the Mormon Church's mean-spirited stance on LGBTQ issues. Reynolds is using new song "Skipping Stones," written with Hans Zimmer…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/skipping-stones/1399225146?i=1399225493&m…

NEIL DIAMOND, "America," 1981

NEIL DIAMOND, "America," 1981 Although immigrants coming to the United States these days are villainized and forced to endure unusual cruelties from authorities, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond once had a more uplifted view of the immigration experience. Diamond's 1981 song "America" from The Jazz Singer soundtrack spoke to the hopes, potential and best outcomes for immigrants…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/america/943609960?i=943609994&mt=1&app=mu…

ARIANA GRANDE "No Tears Left To Cry," 2018

ARIANA GRANDE "No Tears Left To Cry," 2018 "No Tears Left To Cry," Ariana Grande's first new song in two years is all about "pickin' it up" and being positive. Grande can be forgiven if she needed time to reach this place. In May 2017 a suicide bomber in Manchester, England attacked Grande's fans as one of her concerts was letting out, resulting in 23 deaths and more than 500 injuries…

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ca/album/no-tears-left-to-cry/1374085537?i=1374087…