This week on A Symposium of Popular Songs, we’re listening to songs about solidarity, one-half of the foundation of Catholic social teaching. Send me your song recommendations at symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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The 77s, “Smiley Smile” (Pray Naked, 1992)
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2:22
Reading: Catechism of the Catholic Church
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4:50
Curtis Mayfield, “Keep on Keeping On” (Roots, 1971)
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10:01
Reading: Ernest J. Gaines, A Gathering of Old Men
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13:19
Michael Jackson, “You Are Not Alone (HIStory, 1995)
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18:59
Mavis Staples, “You Are Not Alone” (You Are Not Alone, 2010)
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22:49
Reading: Gabriel Marcel, Man Against Mass Society
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27:37
Okkervil River, “Family Song” (In the Rainbow Rain, 2018)
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32:43
Helen Reddy, “Candle on the Water” (Pete’s Dragon, 1977)
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36:18
Funkadelic, “I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody’s Got a Thing” (Funkadelic, 1970)
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40:08
The Arcs, “Stay in My Corner” (Yours, Dreamily, 2015)
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43:16
Reading: Richard Adams, Watership Down
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46:27
Bill Withers, “Lean on Me” (Still Bill, 1972)
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51:20
Pretenders, “I’ll Stand by You” (Last of the Independents, 1994)
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55:21
Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Dolly Parton, “When We’re Gone, Long Gone” (Trio II, 1999)
