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Michael Jackson & Iran: Music to Your Ears

I’m no expert on the Iran situation. But, I do know when a video has that extra powerful “umph.” Talk about responding to current events (Michael Jackson), harnessing in on emotion, and making a statement through visual storytelling.

Have you seen this video of the events in Iran set to the music of Michael Jackson’s “They Don’t Care About Us” yet? What are your thoughts?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-FUQUKoXM

(One more tip: Jocelyn Harmon, in her latest post, also talks about how the Sierra Club recently leveraged ‘timeliness’ in one of its new initiatives as well.)

What's Your Anthem?

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What’s your personal, social marketing, social change, change the world for the better, non-profit motivating, ignite the passion in people, representative of the times, light the fires anthem/song? or artist?

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Here is my playlist so far…though I’m terribly behind in the music scene. =)

  • John Lennon – Imagine
  • Bob Dylan – Blowin’ in the Wind
  • Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
  • What’s Goin’ On – (depending on your generation) Marvin Gaye or Justin Timberlake/Black Eyed Peas
  • Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
  • Respect – Aretha Franklin
  • Celine Dion – Call the Man
  • Brandon Heath – I’m Not Who I Was
  • R Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
  • Finger Eleven – One Thing
  • Shania Twain – She’s Not Just a Pretty Face
  • India Arie’s version of – The Heart of the Matter
  • India Arie – Video
  • India Arie – I am not My Hair
  • Akon – Sorry, Blame it on Me
  • Alicia Keys – Superwoman
  • Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
  • Michael Jackson – Heal the World
  • John Mayer – Waiting on the World to Change
  • Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying
  • Five for Fighting – 100 Years

I’m sure I left a ton out, so feel free to post your own in the comments. =)

***Update***

David Archuleta just sang the third verse of John Lennon’s Imagine on American Idol tonight.