It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day, and We're Feeling Good

Hosted by: 
Jeff Rosenberg
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
The Songcircle
Air date: 
Fri, 01/22/2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
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A special Inauguration Edition of The Songcircle

Welcoming in the new President (and kicking the old one to the curb) with help from Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Maya Angelou, Tom Jones (covering Todd Snider!?), Janis Ian, Simon & Garfunkel, Dan Bern, Chumbawamba, Anti-Flag, and more, including two breathtaking live performances by Marvin Gaye from D.C.'s Kennedy Center in 1972.

Topic tags: 
Music, Poetry, Elections
Genre(s): 
Blues, Eclectic, Folk, New Wave, Punk, Rock and Roll, Soul, Spoken Arts

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    1:31
    Artist
    Bruce Springsteen
    Song
    Land of Hope and Dreams
    Album
    "Celebrate America", Lincoln Memorial 1/20/21
    Label
  • Time
    1:34
    Artist
    Dan Bern
    Song
    President
    Album
    My Country II
    Label
    Messenger Records
  • Time
    1:42
    Artist
    The Honeydrippers
    Song
    Impeach the President
    Album
    Impeach the President - Single
    Label
    Funky Delicacies
  • Time
    1:47
    Artist
    Maya Angelou
    Song
    On the Pulse of Morning
    Album
    Clinton Inauguration, 1/20/93
    Label
  • Time
    1:53
    Artist
    Janis Ian
    Song
    The Great Divide
    Album
    Folk Is the New Black
    Label
    Rude Girl Records, Inc.
  • Time
    1:58
    Artist
    Leonard Cohen
    Song
    Democracy (live)
    Album
    The Columbia Records Radio Hour Presents Leonard Cohen Live!
    Label
  • Time
    2:05
    Artist
    Bruce Cockburn
    Song
    Lovers In a Dangerous Time
    Album
    Stealing Fire
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    2:11
    Artist
    Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
    Song
    Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)
    Album
    Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)
    Label
    Fantasy
  • Time
    2:14
    Artist
    Martyn Joseph
    Song
    Here Come the Young
    Album
    Here Come the Young
    Label
    Beste! Unterhaltung
  • Time
    2:18
    Artist
    The Kennedys
    Song
    Give Me Back My Country
    Album
    Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots and Branches
    Label
    Appleseed
  • Time
    2:21
    Artist
    Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
    Song
    Vote That Fucker Out (Radio Edit)
    Album
    Vote That Fucker Out - Single
    Label
    Southern Domestic
  • Time
    2:24
    Artist
    Chumbawamba
    Song
    Nazi (Live)
    Album
    Showbusiness (Live)
    Label
    Westpark Music
  • Time
    2:26
    Artist
    Nina Simone
    Song
    Feeling Good
    Album
    I Put a Spell On You
    Label
    Verve
  • Time
    2:29
    Artist
    Tom Jones
    Song
    Talking Reality Television Blues
    Album
    single
    Label
  • Time
    2:37
    Artist
    Marvin Gaye
    Song
    What's Going On [Live at the Kennedy Center]
    Album
    What's Going On (Deluxe Edition)
    Label
    Motown
  • Time
    2:43
    Artist
    Simon & Garfunkel
    Song
    American Tune
    Album
    The Concert In Central Park (Live)
    Label
    Legacy Recordings
  • Time
    2:47
    Artist
    Anti-Flag
    Song
    Un-American
    Album
    20/20 Vision
    Label
    Spinefarm Records UK
  • Time
    2:51
    Artist
    Marvin Gaye
    Song
    Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) [Live at the Kennedy Center]
    Album
    What's Going On (Deluxe Edition)
    Label
    Motown

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