Songs
SNOW feat. Mykal Rose, "Shame," 2014
SNOW feat. Mykal Rose, "Shame," 2014 Canadian rapper Snow, best known for his 1993 No. 1 hit “Informer,” suffered a great loss when his wife, Tamei, passed away suddenly of cancer in 2009. In her honour, he has released a charity single, “Shame,” featuring reggae legend Mykal Rose (Black Uhuru), and 100 percent of the proceeds go to the Karen E. Mumford Cancer Foundation (KEM). The non…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/shame-feat.-mykal-rose-single/id925507334?ign…
WALTER SENKO, "We Are The Cure," 2013
WALTER SENKO, "We Are The Cure," 2013 Samaritanmag.com founder also owns a shoestring indie record label and a portion of the sales from Walter Senko's uplifting “We Are The Cure" will benefit Wellspring Cancer Support Network until Dec. 31, 2014. The song, a perfect fit for October's breast cancer awareness month, carries the powerful message of hope and believing in bigger things. Co…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/we-are-the-cure/id693488272?i=693488352
NEIL YOUNG, “Who's Gonna Stand Up? (And Save The Earth)” 2014
NEIL YOUNG, “Who's Gonna Stand Up? (And Save The Earth)” 2014 Neil Young has recorded three different versions of this new protest song — from his forthcoming album, Storeytone — a live remix with Crazy Horse, solo acoustic, and with a full orchestra and 30-person choir. “Protect the wild / Tomorrow’s child / Protect the land from the greed of man,” it begins. The detailed and direct …
https://soundcloud.com/warnerbrosrecords/neil-young-whos-gonna-stand-up-orchest…
THE MIX, “All The Same,” 2014
THE MIX, “All The Same,” 2014 This group of young German musicians have disabilities, primarily autism, and are touring the northeastern U.S. and Canada this month to spread their message of inclusion and equality. In their rock song “Alles Egal,” which means “All The Same” — sung mainly by The Mix founder/producer (and older gentleman) Peter Savic — they open with the German lyric: “The way we…
J. COLE, “Be Free” 2014
J. COLE, “Be Free” 2014 You can hear the pain and frustration in his voice on “Be Free.” American hip hop artist J. Cole wrote and recorded this raw ballad about the Aug. 9 killing of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. On the Dreamvillain blog, he writes, “That coulda been me, easily. It could have been my best friend. I’m tired of being desensitized to…
OUT OF THE BLUE, "Hips Don't Lie," 2014
OUT OF THE BLUE, "Hips Don't Lie," 2014 When Latin pop star Shakira tweeted Oxford University group Out of the Blue, “Hey @ootboxford, we LOVE your a capella [sic] Shak medley,” and linked to the video, well the retweets and favorites followed as well as views in the millions on YouTube. The all-male a cappella student choir from the esteemed English university — decked out in…
http://ootboxford.bandcamp.com/track/hips-dont-lie-charity-single
LAURA NYRO, “Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song),” 1993
LAURA NYRO, “Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song),” 1993 The late New York-born singer-songwriter whose songs were covered by such artists as Barbra Streisand, Blood Sweat & Tears, Peter Paul & Mary and the Fifth Dimension, was always drawn to socially conscious songs, she said. A vegetarian, her “Lite A Flame (The Animal Rights Song)” — which begins “In the zoo, they gave him a cage…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/walk-dog-light-light-song/id196489102?i=19649…
LIGHT FIRES, “Last of His Kind,” #entertainment Remix, 2014
LIGHT FIRES, “Last of His Kind,” #entertainment Remix, 2014 “It only takes one to start a revolution,” sings Light Fires’ Regina, the drag queen persona of Toronto’s Gentleman Reg (Vermue), on the infectious dance number “Last of His Kind.” The song is a tribute to Vazaleen club night impresario Will Munro who died of brain cancer in 2010. A portion of the proceeds from #entertainment’s Where…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/last-his-kind-entertainments/id892869547?i=89…
KYLIE MINOGUE, “Crystallize,” 2014
KYLIE MINOGUE, “Crystallize,” 2014 Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, who beat breast cancer in 2005, has joined forces with The Alliance for Cancer Research out of France for a unique fundraising campaign, One Note Against Cancer. What’s unique exactly is that every note of her song “Crystallize” was bid on and bought by a donor, and each and every one of them is thanked at the end of the…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/crystallize-single/id884146914
KIM MITCHELL, “Go For Soda,” 1984
KIM MITCHELL, “Go For Soda,” 1984 Kim Mitchell and then writing partner Pye Dubois didn’t write “Go For Soda” about drinking and driving, but that’s what the song — released on 1984’s Akimo Alogo — has come to symbolize these past 30 years. “Might as well go for a soda / Nobody hurts and nobody cries / Nobody drowns and nobody dies,” the Canadian rocker sings. The single became a big hit in…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/go-for-soda/id41815103?i=41815105
GEORGE HARRISON, “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth),” 1973
GEORGE HARRISON, “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth),” 1973 The late Beatle created the Material World Charitable Foundation in 1973 when he released his fourth studio album, Living In The Material World, which included the top-charting international hit “Give Me Love.” Harrison donated his royalties from the album, in perpetuity, to the Foundation, which has supported dozens of causes from…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/give-me-love-give-me-peace/id714564649?i=7145…
BOB DYLAN, “Hurricane,” 1975
BOB DYLAN, “Hurricane,” 1975 Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, made famous by such supporters as Bob Dylan and Muhammad Ali, died April 20 in Toronto of prostate cancer. He was 76. Carter is the subject of Dylan’s masterfully written 1975 protest song recounting the story of the young man’s arrest in 1966 and false conviction for triple murder. Dylan visited Carter in prison and began to write the song…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/hurricane/id181455682?i=181455683
NEVEREST, “Immortalized,” 2014
NEVEREST, “Immortalized,” 2014 Pop band Neverest is offering a free download of “Immortalized” — co-written with motivational speaker Spencer West — the official anthem for Free The Children’s We Make Change Tour. The Toronto act, which has toured with Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block, is appearing on various We Day dates, the arena-sized gathering for school kids about making a…
SUZIE McNEIL, “AlOne,” 2014
SUZIE McNEIL, “AlOne,” 2014 Pop singer Suzie McNeil — whose recording career was launched on the TV reality show Rock Star: INXS and has four studio albums to her name — has released a charity single benefitting World Vision and the family of the Late Steve Klodt, who co-wrote the ballad with her. He passed away in 2012. Although there is no mention on iTunes that “AlOne” is for charity, McNeil…
THE BLACK EYED PEAS, “Where Is The Love?” 2003
THE BLACK EYED PEAS, “Where Is The Love?” 2003 Long before “My Humps” and “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas were a burgeoning alternative hip hop group but when Fergie joined will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.ap during the making of 2003’s Elephunk, it gave them a more mainstream sound. Their pop breakthrough was the lead single “Where Is The Love?” which topped charts in 13 countries. The timing…
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/where-is-the-love/id14146457?i=14146451