Errol Brown, British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate, was born on November 12, 1943 (d. 2015). #ErrolBrown

Hot Chocolate - "You Sexy Thing" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) (1976, ZDF Disco)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DwEni2N_-A

Bob Crewe, American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer, who "co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons" (Wikipedia), was born on November 12, 1930 (d. 2014). #BobCrewe

Frankie Valli - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) (recording released 1967)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQugcviHDTA

Bob Crewe, American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer, who "co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons" (Wikipedia), was born on November 12, 1930 (d. 2014). #BobCrewe

Jay and the Americans - "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) (1966)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blSiFH5lKfw

Jo Stafford, American singer, was born on Nov. 12, 1917 (d. 2008). #JoStafford

First recorded by Hank Williams:

Jo Stafford w/ Frankie Laine - "Settin' the Woods on Fire" (Fred Rose, Edward Nelson) (1952)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RJJ5biEOyI

Jo Stafford, American singer, was born on Nov. 12, 1917 (d. 2008). #JoStafford

Another hit from 1952:

Jo Stafford - "Jambalaya" (Hank Williams) (1952)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISIyJorfLfc

Jo Stafford, American singer, was born on Nov. 12, 1917 (d. 2008). #JoStafford

From the immediate post-war years but a song and recording for all time:

Jo Stafford - "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) (1952)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQfF84ackMM

Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White, American Delta blues guitarist and singer, was born on November 12, between 1900 and 1909 (d. 1977). #BukkaWhite

Bukka White - "Fixin' to Die Blues" (Bukka White) (1940)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDjBVQjTfrM

"I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time, but for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case. But here's the thing, America, if it is, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars. The light, the light of optimism, of faith, of truth and service. And may that work guide us, even in the face of setbacks toward the extraordinary promise of the United States of America."

~ V.P. Kamala Harris, Nov. 6, 2024

"There's an adage an historian once called a law of history, true of every society across the ages. The adage is only when it is dark enough can you see the stars."

~ V.P. Kamala Harris, Nov. 6, 2024

#DeadBird

"Don't punish me with brutality / Talk to me / So you can see / What's going on"

Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland and Renaldo "Obie" Benson) (Live, 1972)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)

John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) - "Imagine" (John Lennon) (1971) #RemembranceDay #Peace
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgkThdzX-8

"You hold the key to love and fear / All in your trembling hand / Just one key unlocks them both / It's there at your command"

The Youngbloods - "Get Together" (Chet Powers) #RemembranceDay #Peace
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xGxQXmu7Os

"Give me love / Give me love / Give me peace on earth"

George Harrison - "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" (George Harrison) (Live, 1991?) #Peace #RemembranceDay
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjHLxTGn--s