Song Lyric of the Day:
When the night has come and the land is dark / And the moon is the only light we see / No, I won’t be afraid, oh, I won’t be afraid / Just as long as you stand, stand by me
I watch ABC World News with Charles Gibson every night. It’s been a ritual my mom ingrained in me as a kid, when Peter Jennings was behind the desk (and, oh, how I miss him). If I’m not going to be able to watch it live, I remotely schedule my DVR to record it. Because the weekly highlight for me is always Friday’s Person of the Week feature, and I hate to miss it. I love the stories about how people ranging from a 7-year-old girl to the last surviving U.S. WWI veteran are working to make a difference in our world.
While every one of the stories affects me in some way, a recent Person of the Week whose story/cause profoundly affected me was that of Mark Johnson and his Playing for Change project. I love that he set out to show how music unites us all, no matter where in the world we may be. As Mr. Johnson says, “… we have to inspire each other, to come together as a human race. And that music is the best way to do this … the belief that we can do a lot more for this world if we work together than we ever can apart.”
I can’t begin to tell you how much I love the result, a video of musicians around the world performing Ben E. King’s marvelous song, “Stand By Me.”
Go. Read about Playing for Change. And watch the video. It truly is amazing.
Playing for Change is being featured on PBS throughout the month.
I can’t wait to see who tomorrow’s Person of the Week will be.
