I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above You're My Survival, You're My Living Proof I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips I'll Be by* Edwin McCain (google pics || view in plain text) And is it a okay song? here are the lyics. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Hey I have this song with lyrics I don't excalty know what it is talking about. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Unidentified Man: How long does that go on?īRAND: More to come on DAY TO DAY from NPR News.Ĭopyright © 2005 NPR. So when you're shopping for benefit tracks, be sure to shop wisely.īRAND: Sarah Bardeen is a writer living in San Francisco. MAID SHARP: (Singing) Don't believe there's too much pain to ever recover, just take care of each other.īARDEEN: Now I'm not knocking any effort to get more money to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and I think it's wonderful that musicians have stepped up to contribute their talents, but a good cause doesn't always make for good music. And I'll be your shelter in the rain.īARDEEN: The same goes for "Hold Out a Hand." Edwin McCain and Maid Sharp deliver what can only be described as a maudlin performance of a well-meaning but rather trite song. STEVIE WONDER: (Singing) I'll be your comfort through your pain. I adore Stevie Wonder but I could take or leave, and more likely leave, the unremarkable "Shelter in the Rain." The sweetest.īARDEEN: Sadly, not all benefit tracks are created equal. PRINCE: (Singing) Did you let them die in the rain, in the rain? Endless war, poverty or hurricane? It's time for another groove, like Sade's "Sweetest Taboo." Stop! Oh, oh! Give it to me, give it to me. Listen to this tidbit of gospel-inspired sweetness. PRINCE: (Singing) Who will be a guest in your tent?īARDEEN: This is our Prince, back from contract disputes and name changes, the effortless funkster who could be randy and magnanimous, scathing and uplifting at the same time. Somebody please wave the flag.īARDEEN: But probably the best song to come out of the horror of Katrina is Prince's remarkable single "SST." ![]() `All aboard.' But you-all can't see me waving the flag. WYCLEF JEAN: (Singing) Grandma, grandpa, mother, father, sister, brother, Lord, please, help the child, I heard the preacher say so sadly. ![]() You'd like it even if its proceeds weren't going to a good cause. NORAH JONES: (Singing) This day the only place that I want to go.īARDEEN: Jones' voice, as always, is a smoky caress and Wyclef proves the perfect slightly gruff foil for her. ![]() I hope-and you can all live more fearlessly.īARDEEN: In an unlikely pairing that actually verges on miraculous, Wyclef Jean and Norah Jones team up for the single "Any Other Day." I hope you'll have more than you'll ever need. THE DIXIE CHICKS: (Singing) But I hope for more love, more joy and laughter. Country favorites The Dixie Chicks also score with their down-home and comforting release "I Hope." From the rootsy end of the spectrum, Louisiana native and alt-country hero Marc Broussard responded quickly to the disaster, dedicating all the proceeds from a five-song live recording to the relief effort. Writer Sarah Bardeen has listened to several of them and she offers this sampling. Since then, there's been a flurry of new songs and albums tied to hurricane relief. After Hurricane Katrina, many recording artists took part in telethons and concerts to raise money for storm victims.
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