Music on
the Safe Schools Coalition Website
Last updated on
01/01/15. If you know of errors please click
here to let us know.Teachers can use this music as part
of lessons. Youth, parents, allies can play them as mirrors to reflect
their own feelings or tools for expressing pride, channeling anger or
healing wounds.
These songs are posted on this page alphabetically by
the name of the band or songwriter/singer, and
are posted on the SSC website with permission, and with our thanks.Please help us find music that
captures what the LGBTQ safe schools movement is all
about!!!
YOU CAN HELP US BY
PROPOSING SONGS!!
Ask your students
and colleagues and friends to do it too. If you are an artist or know an
artist, we especially want to hear from you. We want to eventually have
pieces from
all
generations and all genres.
Go
here to propose a song.
Listen to
"Don’t Tell Me Who To Love" (4:33)
by Ray Boltz,
on True (2010)
–
http://www.rayboltz.com/
This is also posted on our Marriage
Equality resources page – in the
section for
teachers
(lesson plan ideas).
Listen to: „Homophobia“ (0:57)
by Todd Denny – part of the Music Violence Prevention
(MVP) curriculum.
This is also posted on our Bigotry,
Prejudice, Homophobia & Heterosexism resources page.
Listen to: „Sticks And
Stones“
(0:48)
by Todd Denny – part of the Music Violence Prevention
(MVP) curriculum.
Warning: this song uses
actual slurs in rap form.
This is also posted on our Bullying,
Harassment, School-based Violence resources page.
Listen to: "People
Love" (3:22)
by Pat Humphries
‚© 1998 Pat Humphries, Moving Forward Music/BMI
From the CD Hands on Appleseed Recordings –
http://www.emmasrevolution.com
used by permission all rights reserved
This is also posted on our GLBT
Parents/Guardians;
Activists
and GSA Advisors
and YOUTH
Activists
resource pages.
Listen to:
„Singing For Our
Lives“
(2:52)
by Holly Near –
http://www.hollynear.com/
This is also posted
on our
Resources for History and Civics Teachers & Curriculum Specialists resources page.
„Singing For Our Lives“ was written after Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone
were murdered in San Francisco.
Over the years verses have been added reflecting many issues and
concerns.
Listen to: „How I Feel“
(3:16) on Some Folks
(1998)
and „How I Feel Now“
(3:36) on Just As Sure
(2004)
by Lisa Zeiler / Rebecca Riots
http://www.rebeccariots.com/
This is also posted
on our Coming
Out
resources page.
Listen to:
„Homophobia Tango“ (3:47)
by The Righteous Mothers – on Pesky
Angels. (1994)
http://www.righteousmothers.com/
This is also posted on our Bullying,
Harassment, School-based Violence resources page.
Listen to:
„Bullies" (3:02)
by David Rovics – on: Har, Har, Har! Songs About Pirates, Penguins, and
Punk Rock Babies. (2008)
see: http://www.davidrovics.com/
and
http://www.davidrovics.com/kids/
This is also posted on our
Resources for High School Teachers &
Curriculum Specialists …
Listen to:
"Two Mommys & Two Daddys" (1:55)
by David Rovics – on: Har, Har, Har! Songs About Pirates, Penguins, and
Punk Rock Babies. (2008)
see: http://www.davidrovics.com/
and
http://www.davidrovics.com/kids/
Note: Free high-quality MP3’s of all of David’s songs for kids can be
downloaded here:
http://www.davidrovics.com/kids/songChest.php
This is also posted on our Music
on the Safe Schools Coalition Website resource page.
Listen to: „William’s Song – Five Great Big
Guys“
(4:43)
by Steve Schalchlin – on
The Bonus Round
Sessions (2000)
http://www.bonusround.com/
This is also posted on our Bias
Crime, Hatred, Extremism resources page.
Listen to: „The Closet“
(4:43)
by Steve Schalchlin – on
Beyond
The Light (2002)
http://www.bonusround.com/
This is also posted
on our Coming
Out resources page.
Listen to: „Intro
to Gabi‚s Song“
(1:32)
and „Will It Always Be Like This“
(4:30)
by
Steve Schalchlin – on Beyond The Light (2002)
http://www.bonusround.com/
This is also posted
on our Suicide
resources page.
Also
listen to the Safe Schools Coalition’s wonderful PSAs
You are perfect just the way you are!
which were created by Steve
Schalchlin and Jim Brochu. Help us get more radio stations to play them!
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