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No Peace without Justice (a.k.a "Justice Jam")
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Great sentiment. So true. There's some live versions on my YouTube channel.
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Songwriter, Singer, Rock, Pop, Folk, Funk, Punk, Christian, Contemporary, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, 10s, 20s, covers, experiments, doodles and oodles of fun!
Introducing the greatest talent ever to emerge from the orange bedroom at my parents house. I play guitar like.... well, like a guy playing guitar. I tickle ivories. I twiddle on the computer. I sometimes enjoy beans on toast for breakfast. And in the cracks between the eating, sleeping, laughing, crying, working, breathing experience that is my life there sometimes slips out songs like these.
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Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #92
Peak in subgenre #27
Author
Adrian J Pratt
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Adrian J Pratt 2010
Uploaded
May 31, 2024
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MP3 9.7 MB • 320 kbps • 4:15
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WAV 42.9 MB
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In September 2010, as part of my educational leave while serving a church in Baldwin, NY, I attended a conference on Songwriting for Peace and Justice being held at Stony Point Center in NY state. The slate of presenters was awesome including David LaMotte, David Gambrell, Deanna Witkowski, Warren Cooper, Carol Wynfrey Gillette and Bill Carter. I was impressed not only by their musicianship and ability but also their commitment to creating music that sought to create awareness of social issues from a biblical perspective. Having dabbled in that area in my songwriting it was an inspiring week for myself. When I returned from the retreat, I wanted to create a song that was not only quickly accessible, singable and conveyed a straightforward message, but which also could give contemporary musicians a chance to jam along. I used the chord sequence for the song many times in the past as a warmup jam with bands I had played in over the years. Adding a verse and middle 8 rhythmic chorus, seemed to lead nicely into an opportunity for improvisation at the close. Ive since used it in several settings, and when there have been musicians present who like to contribute, the song has fulfilled its purpose.
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There is no peace without justice Adrian J Pratt There is no peace without justice There is no justice without peace There is no peace without justice There is no justice without peace Every step that we take away from hate Is one more step in the direction of peace Every step that we take away from hate Is one more step towards being free There is no peace without justice There is no justice without peace There is no peace without justice There is no justice without peace Every step that we take away from hate Is one more step in the direction of peace Every step that we take away from hate Is one more step towards being free There is no peace without justice There is no justice without peace There is no peace without justice There is no justice without peace
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