I play it cool
And dig all jive.
That’s the reason
I stay alive.
My motto,
As I live and learn,
is:
Dig and Be Dug
In Return.
By Langston Hughes, in his jazz poetry suite Montage of a Dream Deferred (sometimes called Harlem), published in 1951.
Tag: Langston Hughes
https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdapwYVEGpGWxlx3iooAB?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
A song for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the age of Trump.
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Just what do you think I got to lose
I’m gonna leave you
With the backlash blues
You’re the one will have the blues
Not me, just wait and see
“Backlash Blues,” by Nina Simone, on Sings the Blues, 1967. The lyrics for this song were written by her friend, Langston Hughes.
https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdapwYVEGpGWxlx3iooAB?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio
A song for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the age of Trump.
Mr. Backlash, Mr. Backlash
Just what do you think I got to lose
I’m gonna leave you
With the backlash blues
You’re the one will have the blues
Not me, just wait and see
“Backlash Blues,” by Nina Simone, on Sings the Blues, 1967. The lyrics for this song were written by her friend, Langston Hughes.
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