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Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

Simon & Garfunkel

Bridge over Troubled Water

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Helping others

Speaker

Simon & Garfunkel

Source

Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water (album)

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop rock

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Simon, Paul. "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Performed by Simon & Garfunkel. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Columbia Records, 1970.

People, people who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world.

Barbra Streisand

People

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Needing another person Interconnectedness of all people

Speaker

Barbra Streisand

Source

People

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Merrill, Bob. "People." Funny Girl. Composed by Jule Styne. 1964, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all wanna change the world.

The Beatles

Revolution

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Revolution

Speaker

The Beatles

Source

Revolution The White Album

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. "Revolution 1." Performed by The Beatles. White Album. Apple Records, 1968.

Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
Would you capture it, or just let it slip?

Eminem

Lose Yourself

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Topic

Opportunities

Speaker

Eminem

Source

Lose Yourself

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip hop

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Lose Yourself." 8 Mile. Directed by Curtis Hanson, performed by Eminem, Universal Pictures, 2002.

Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight.

Bob Marley

Get up, Stand up

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Topic

Fighting for justice

Speaker

Bob Marley

Source

Get up, Stand up

Medium

Song

Genre

Reggae music

Statement Type

Call to action

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marley, Bob and Peter Tosh. "Get Up, Stand Up." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Burnin'. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1973.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain.

Bob Dylan

Not Dark Yet

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Topic

Yin and yang

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

Not Dark Yet Time Out of Mind

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Not Dark Yet." Time Out of Mind. Columbia Records, 1997.

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
You just might find
You get what you need.

The Rolling Stones

You Can't Always Get What You Want

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Getting what you want Human needs

Speaker

The Rolling Stones

Source

You Can't Always Get What You Want Let It Bleed

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Jagger, Mick and Keith Richards. "You Can't Always Get What You Want." Performed by The Rolling Stones. Let It Bleed. Decca Records, 1969.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul,
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.

Bob Marley

Zion Train

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Topic

Wisdom Love of money

Speaker

Bob Marley

Source

Zion Train Uprising

Medium

Song

Genre

Reggae music

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Marley, Bob. "Zion Train." Performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Uprising. Tuff Gong/Island Records, 1980.

You gotta fight
For your right
To party.

Beastie Boys

Fight For Your Right

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Topic

Having fun

Speaker

Beastie Boys

Source

Fight For Your Right Licensed to Ill

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip hop

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Rubin, Rick and Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz. "Fight for Your Right." Performed by Beastie Boys. Licensed to Ill. Def Jam Recordings/Columbia Records, 1986.

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older too.

Fleetwood Mac

Landslide

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Topic

Fear of change Aging

Speaker

Fleetwood Mac

Source

Landslide

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Nicks, Stevie. "Landslide." Performed by Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood Mac. Reprise Records, 1975.

Everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries.

R.E.M.

Everybody Hurts

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Topic

Universality of suffering Suffering Sadness

Speaker

R.E.M.

Source

Everybody Hurts Automatic for the People

Medium

Song

Genre

Alternative rock Rock music

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts." Automatic for the People. Warner Records, 1992.

Stand by your man
And show the world you love him,
Keep giving all the love you can.

Tammy Wynette

Stand by Your Man

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Topic

Working on relationships Relationship challenges Men and women

Speaker

Tammy Wynette

Source

Stand by Your Man

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wynette, Tammy and Billy Sherrill. "Stand by Your Man." Performed by Tammy Wynette. Stand by Your Man. Epic Records, 1969.

When the working day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have fun

Cyndi Lauper

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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Topic

Women

Speaker

Cyndi Lauper

Source

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Medium

Song

Genre

Pop music

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hazard, Robert. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." Performed by Cyndi Lauper. She's So Unusual. Portrait Records, 1983.

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher.

Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire

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Topic

Falling in love Dangers of love

Speaker

Johnny Cash

Source

Ring of Fire

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Cash, June Carter and Merle Kilgore. "Ring of Fire." Performed by Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. Columbia Nashville, 1963.

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill?
He sounds too blue to fly.
The midnight train is whinin' low,
I'm so lonesome I could cry.

Hank Williams

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

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Loneliness Bird songs Birds

Speaker

Hank Williams

Source

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Williams, Hank. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. MGM Records, 1949.

Cash rules everything around me
C. R. E. A. M., get the money
Dollar dollar bill, y'all

Wu-Tang Clan

C.R.E.A.M.

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Accumulation of wealth Money

Speaker

Wu-Tang Clan

Source

C.R.E.A.M. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Medium

Song

Genre

Hip-hop

Language

English

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wu-Tang Clan. "C.R.E.A.M." Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Loud Records/RCA Records, 1993.

Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.

Anna Bartlett Warner

The Love of Jesus

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Jesus's love Jesus

Author

Anna Bartlett Warner

Source

The Love of Jesus

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Warner, Anna Bartlett. Quoted in "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know." Say and Seal, written by Susan Warner. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1860.

I hope I die before I get old.

The Who

My Generation

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Topic

Old age

Speaker

The Who

Source

My Generation

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Statement Type

Wish

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Townshend, Peter. My Generation. Performed by The Who. Brunswick Records, 1965.

I can settle down and be doin' just fine
Till I hear an old freight rollin' down the line,
Then I hurry straight home and pack
And if I didn't go, I believe I'd blow my stack
I love you baby, but you gotta understand
When the Lord made me he made a ramblin' man.

Hank Williams

Ramblin' Man

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Wanderlust Commitment (relationships) Relationships

Speaker

Hank Williams

Source

Ramblin' Man

Medium

Song

Genre

Country music

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Williams, Hank. Ramblin' Man. MGM Records, 1951.

Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you.

Irving Berlin

Anything You Can Do

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Men and women

Author

Irving Berlin

Source

Anything You Can Do

Medium

Song

Genre

Great American songbook

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Berlin, Irving. "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)." Annie Get Your Gun. Directed by Joshua Logan. Performed by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. 16 May 1946, Imperial Theatre, New York City, NY, USA.