Rock and Roll.

Every now and then, and lately more often than not thanks to my iPod, I stumble across something that reminds me just how important music has been to me throughout my entire life. I came across a real gem this afternoon while walking the treadmill at the gym - from one of my two favorite live albums of all time*, Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen, “Give Peace a Chance.” This is not the John and Yoko Give Peace a Chance, but rather an entirely different song. As near-perfect as a rock and roll song can be, Give Peace a Chance comes with the extra added bonus of not one, but two false endings and restarts, thereby prolonging your listening pleasure all the while longer. The lyrics are simple, if you want to sing along (in fact, I dare you not to) - “Give peace a chance, and the whole world will rock and roll.” What a concept.

If you'd like to hear it, let me know and I'll send you an MP3 file. If anyone knows how I can attach an MP3 file to my blog entries, I'd appreciate your letting me know.

*The other is The Pointer Sisters, Live at the (San Francisco) Opera House