#MusicMonday - "Scars To Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara

#MusicMonday is dedicated to Alessia Cara and her performances of "Scars To Your Beautiful" are a reminder that "you don't have to change a thing, the world could change its heart, no scars to your beautiful, we're stars and we're beautiful". We are each unique, our scars whether seen or unseen are beautiful and love is a universal language.

https://youtu.be/1tAvYhW1ZLI

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She just wants to be, beautiful
She goes, unnoticed she knows, no limits
She craves, attention she praises, an image
She prays to be, sculpted by the sculptor

Oh, she don't see, the light that's shining
Deeper than the eyes can find it
Maybe we have made her blind
So she tries to cover up her pain
And cut her woes away
'Cause covergirls don't cry
After their face is made

But there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark
You should know you're beautiful just the way you are
And you don't have to change a thing
The world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful
We're stars and we're beautiful

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh

And you don't have to change a thing
The world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful
We're stars and we're beautiful

She has dreams to be an envy, so she's starving
You know, covergirls eat nothing
She says, beauty is pain and there's beauty in everything
What's a little bit of hunger?
I could go a little while longer, she fades away

She don't see her perfect
She don't understand she's worth it
Or that beauty goes deeper than the surface
Oh-oh, oh-oh
So to all the girls that's hurting
Let me be your mirror
Help you see a little bit clearer
The light that shines within

There's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark
You should know you're beautiful just the way you are
And you don't have to change a thing
The world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful
We're stars and we're beautiful

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

And you don't have to change a thing
The world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful
We're stars and we're beautiful

No better you than the you that you are
(No better you than the you that you are)
No better life than the life we're living
(No better life than the life we're living)
No better time for your shine, you're a star
(No better time for your shine, you're a star)
Oh, you're beautiful, oh, you're beautiful

There's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark
You should know you're beautiful just the way you are
And you don't have to change a thing

The world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful
We're stars and we're beautiful

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

And you don't have to change a thing
The world could change its heart
No scars to your beautiful
We're stars and we're beautiful

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Felder Warren / Caracciolo Alessia
Scars to Your Beautiful lyrics © Sony/atv Songs Llc, Crow's Tree Publishing, Sony/atv Ballad, Songs Of Universal Inc.

#MusicMonday - Beat Bugs: A Netflix Original

#MusicMonday this week is dedicated to the show Beat Bugs, which is a Netflix Original with songs made famous by the Beatles, five friendly bugs learn big lessons about the world around them -- all from the safety of their own backyard. It's fun to see how the stories and characters develop with music by the Beatles playing in the background!

#MusicMonday - "Imagine" by John Lennon

#MusicMonday is dedicated to "Imagine" by John Lennon. A beautifully written song with a solid message that reminds us to live, in peace, for today.

"Imagine there's no heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too

Imagine all the people living life in peace, you

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope some day you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope some day you'll join us

And the world will be as one"

#MusicMonday - "Looking Up" by Paramore

#MusicMonday is dedicated to "Looking Up" by Paramore, which was off of their Brand New Eyes album that was released in 2009. In May 2017, Paramore released a new album called, After Laughter. Check it out!

Things are looking up

Oh, finally

I thought I'd never see the day

When you'd smile at me

We always pull through

Oh, when we try

I'm always wrong

But you're never right

Oh, you're never right

Honestly, can you believe

We crossed the world while it's asleep?

I'd never trade it in

'Cause I've always wanted this and

It's not a dream anymore, no

It's not a dream anymore

It's worth fighting for

Could have given up so easily

I was a few cheap shots away

From the end of me

Taken for granted

Almost everything

That I would have died for

Just yesterday

Just yesterday

Honestly, can you believe

We crossed the world while it's asleep?

I'd never trade it in

'Cause I've always wanted this and

It's not a dream anymore, no

It's not a dream anymore

It's worth fighting for

God knows the world doesn't need another band

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

But what a waste it would've been

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

I can't believe we almost hung it up

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

We're just getting started

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh, oh

Honestly, can you believe

We crossed the world while it's asleep?

I'd never trade it in

'Cause I've always wanted this and

It's not a dream anymore, no

It's not a dream anymore, no, oh

It's not a dream anymore, no, oh

It's not a dream anymore

It's worth fighting for

I can't believe we almost hung it up

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

We're just getting started

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

I can't believe we almost hung it up

Whoa, oh, oh

Whoa, oh, oh

We're just getting started

Yeah, we're just getting started

#MusicMonday - La Gente from San Francisco

#MusicMonday is dedicated to La Gente, "a San Francisco, international recording group led by singer-songwriter Rafael Bustamante Sarria [that] has created their own unique multilingual blend of Cumbia, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Salsa, and World Music. They perform a high energy dance party and have cultivated a large, loyal and diverse following."

Info above is c/o their official website Bio.

Check them out at the Elbo Room in San Francisco on April 7th.

#SupportLocalMusic

#VoliteINC

#MusicMonday - "What's Going On?" & "Where Is The Love?"

"What's Going On?" 

All Star Tribute

[P Diddy:]
What's Going On 

[Jermaine Dupri:]
Tell Me 

[P Diddy:]
People Dying
People Crying
Lord help us 

[Bono:]
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying 

[Gwen Stefani:]
Oh, brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying

[Jermaine Dupri:]
That's Right

[Aaron Lewis:]
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today 

[Nona Gaye:]
Oh my father, father
We don't need to escalate

[Backstreet Boys:]
You see war is not the answer

[Nona Gaye/Backstreet Boys:]
For only love can conquer hate 

[Christina Aguilera:]
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today

[Britney Spears:]
Barricades, can't block our way 

[J-Lo:]
Don't punish me with brutality

[Destiny's Child:]
Talk to me
So you can see 

[Destiny's Child/Britney Spears:]
[First Chorus]
Oh what's going on
What's going on
Yeah what's going on
Ahh what's going on 

[Ja Rule:]
What's going on in a world filled with pain
Where's the love for which we pray
What's going on
When our children can't play
Homeless can't eat
There's got to be a better way
What's going on
When we politically blind
Can't see the signs of endangered times
What's going on 

[Nelly Furtado:]
Ah tell me
What's going on in the world today
I'd rather be dead
Than turn my head away
We gotta first world vision to complete, to lift our
Hands in the air and cry for a switch 

[Michael Stipe:]
Father, father

[P Diddy:]
Father help us, come on 

[Michael Stipe:]
Everybody thinks we're wrong 

[Alicia Keys:]
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Together we can all be strong

[P Diddy:]
United we stand, Divided we fall

[N'Sync:]
Oh you know we've got to find a way

[Mary J. Blige:]
To bring some understanding here today

[N'Sync:]
Barricades can't block our way

[Darren Hayes (Savage Garden):]
Don't punish me with brutality 

[N'Sync:]
Baby talk to me
So you can see 
[Second chorus]
Yeah, what's going on
Hey, what's going on
Somebody tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's goin' on-uh 

[Nelly:]
What's going on 'cross seas
Every minute a child dies by this disease
In record numbers indeed
Got momma's crying out please
My baby hold on
My child ain't done nothing wrong
Still I want to holler
Ask them why they don't bother
Oh no, oh no
Make me turn to my father
And ask him why they all got a trapped soul

[Nas:]
I can feel what was bothering Marvin
Why his words forever remain 
Dealing with these modern day problems
'Cause of ignorance surrounding me and my constituents
Too many infected
Too many lives diminishing 
Nobody say Protestants, Jews, Blacks, and Whites, Latinos and Asians
Pray together
Less fight 
We better unite
As genocide chemical war 
And the rich and the poor
Know that God delivers a cure 

[Eve:]
It's a shame our reality is devastating
People praying for a cure
Dying while they're waiting
Ask the Lord for the comfort and strength to face it
All the kids with dreams 
Won't get the chance to chase it
Makes me sad
Think about the lives they would've had
Think about the orphan babies got no moms and dads
How can we sit back and not try to make it right
We gotta come together
We gotta fight for life 

[Fred Durst:]
Somebody tell me what's going on 
(what's going on)
We got human beings using humans for a bomb
But everyone wanna live
Don't nobody really want to die
You feeling me right
I can't be watching people die
(die)
And watching people cry
Let me break it down for a minute
If there's enough room here for you and me
There's plenty of room for some humanity 

Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(what's going on)

____________________

"Where Is The Love?"

by The Black Eyes Peas

[Chorus: will.i.am]

People killin', people dyin'

Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preachin'?

Would you turn the other cheek again?

Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin' on

Can we all just get along?

Father, Father, Father, help us

Send some guidance from above

Cause people got me, got me questioning

(Where's the love)

[Verse 1: will.i.am (Jamie Foxx & Mary J. Blige)]

Yo, what's going on with the world, momma?

(Where's the love)

Yo, people living like they ain't got no mommas

(Where's the love)

I think they all distracted by the drama and attracted to the trauma, mama

(Where's the love)

I think they don't understand the concept or the meaning of karma

(Where's the love)

[Verse 2: Diddy (Mary J. Blige & Cassie)]

Overseas, yeah, they trying to stop terrorism

(Where's the love)

Over here on the streets, the police shoot

The people put the bullets in 'em

(Where's the love)

But if you only got love for your own race

(Where's the love)

Then you're gonna leave space for others to discriminate

(Where's the love)

[Verse 3: will.i.am]

And to discriminate only generates hate

And when you hate, then you're bound to get irate

Madness is what you demonstrate

And that's exactly how hate works and operates

Man, we gotta set it straight

Take control of your mind, just meditate

And let your soul just gravitate to the love

So the whole world celebrate it

[Chorus: will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Nicole Scherzinger & Tori Kelly]

People killin' people dyin'

Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preachin'?

Would you turn the other cheek again?

Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin' on

Can't we all just get along?

Father, Father, Father, help us

Send some guidance from above

Cause people got me, got me questioning

(Where's the love)

[Verse 4: Taboo (Jessie J & Andra Day)]

It just ain't the same, always in change

(Where's the love)

New days are strange, is the world insane?

(Where's the love)

Nation droppin' bombs killing our little ones

(Where's the love)

Ongoing suffering as the youth die young

(Where's the love)

[Verse 5: Game]

Where's the love when a child gets murdered, or a cop gets knocked down?

Black lives, not now

Everybody matter to me, all races

Y'all don't like what I'm sayin'? Haterade, tall cases

Everybody hate somebody, guess we all racist

Black Eyed Peas do a song about love and y'all hate this

All these protest with different colored faces

We was all born with a heart, why we gotta chase it?

And every time I look around

[Verse 6: Taboo + Ty Dolla $ign (Mary J. Blige & Jessie J)]

Every time I look up, every time I look down

No one's on a common ground

(Where's the love)

And if you never speak truth, then you never know how love sounds

(Where's the love)

And if you never know love, then you never know God, wow

(Where's the love)

Where's the love y'all? I don't, I don't know

Where's the truth y'all? I don't know

[Chorus: Justin Timberlake]

People killin' people dyin'

Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preach?

Would you turn the other cheek?

Father, Father, Father, help us

Send some guidance from above

Cause people got me, got me questioning

(Where's the love, where's the love)

[Bridge: DJ Khaled (Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, will.i.am & Justin Timberlake)]

Love is the key

(Where's the love)

Love is the answer

(Where's the love)

Love is the solution

(Where's the love)

They don't want us to love

(Where's the love)

Love is powerful

(Where's the love)

[Verse 7: A$AP Rocky + Jaden Smith]

My mama asked me why I never vote, never vote

Cause police men want me dead and gone, dead and gone

That election looking like a joke, such a joke, man

And the weed man still sellin' dope, oh no

Somebody gotta give these niggas hope, give us hope

All he ever wanted was a smoke, my gosh

Said he can't breathe with his hands in the air

Layin' on the ground died from a choke

[Verse 8: apl.de.ap + Fergie]

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders

As I'm gettin' older y'all people gets colder

Most of us only care about money makin'

Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown by the media

Negative images is the main criteria

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria

Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinemas

What happened to the love and the values of humanity?

(Where's the love)

What happened to the love and the fairness and equality?

(Where's the love)

Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity

(Where's the love)

Lack of understanding leading us away from unity

(Where's the love)

#MusicMonday - [TAKE ACTION EDITION] Michael Jackson: "Heal The World"

#MusicMonday this week is dedicated to Michael Jackson, who is a timeless and classic Musician that has and continues to inspire the importance of individuality around the world through respect for diversity. It is hard to put into words what Michael did to inspire others, so in the true beauty and essence of music, it shall speak for itself...

What can you do to heal the world?

In partnership with www.ichoosemynews.com, here is my personal list to take action:

1. Use a reusable water bottle everyday.
2. Use a mug, instead of paper or compostable cups for coffee/tea.
3. Take the bus, walk or ride my bike to work everyday.
4. Help plant trees (and send digital certificates when I do).
5. Pick up trash when I see it on the ground around me, especially foil products.
6. Use reusable grocery/tote bags when shopping/traveling and in general for carrying items.
7. Use digital resources as much as possible, instead of paper (i.e. sporting event and concert tickets).
8. Carpool with friends and family whenever possible (...the more the merrier!)
9. Support and donate to conservation organizations by being aware and volunteering my time and money to help.
1. www.arborday.org
2. http://replanet.com/
3. www.worldwildlife.org
4. www.billionacts.org/
5. www.globalcitizen.org/en/
6. www.nrdc.org/
7. www.change.org/
10. Encourage others to do these things through word of mouth and actively engage in asking others what they are doing to help so that I can learn and do what they are doing, too.

SUPPORT INDIVIDUALITY

&

RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY

BY

DRIVING POSITIVE CHANGE

FULL LYRICS TO "HEAL THE WORLD" by MICHAEL JACKSON:

FULL CREDIT: Written by Michael Joe Jackson • Copyright © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

c/o Google Play Music

There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow

There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me

If you want to know why
There's love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving
If we try we shall see
In this bliss we cannot feel
Fear of dread
We stop existing and start living

The it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
Make a better place

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me

And the dream we were conceived in
Will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in
Will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be god's glow

We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together we cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares

We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me

There are people dying
If you care enough for the living