In honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Day (Feb. 17) we've got a seven-song playlist to put you in the mood to do some good, not just one day but 365 days a year.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
Being kind starts from the inside. Michael Jackson's Man In the Mirror is the perfect song to inspire you to take a look at yourself and make the (CUE: CHOIR) change!
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
Glen Campbell was the first to record Try a Little Kindness but several others have joined in including Wanda Jackson, Lynn Anderson, The Oak Ridge Boys, and the Whites.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
From 3 years, 5 months and 2 Days in the Life Of, Mr. Wendal is a song about the homeless and encouraging people not to ignore them because of their status.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
We Are the World was released on March 7, 1985 to help people in Africa where close to a million people had died of famine. The song was recreated in 2010 for Haiti.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
Put a Little Love In Your Heart was originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon in 1969. Annie Lennox and Al Green covered the song for the end of the movie Scrooged.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
What a Wonderful World is about the racially and politically charged climate of life in the United States. The song was originally offered to Tony Bennett but he turned it down.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
Made famous by Elvis Presley, In the Ghetto is about violence and the poverty circle. It was a major comeback hit for Presley's in 1969 and a favorite of ours here at Vinyl.
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