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It has been published in more than 40 languages, and was Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite song.\n\nIn Questlove's documentary \"Summer of Soul,\" the performances are riveting — standouts include Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples belting out \"Take My Hand, Precious Lord\" and the Edwin Hawkins Singers’ “O Happy Day” — it’s the shots of the all-ages crowd that makes this film come alive, with the vibrant fashions, the incredible faces, the excitement, the boredom and the humanity of it all packed into every frame.\n\nhttps://bit.ly/3wr64VE","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"},{"id":3606381,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3606381/?format=json","airdate":"2026-01-19T12:47:38-08:00","show":65699,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65699/?format=json","image_uri":"https://coverartarchive.org/release/de131056-0927-4875-82fb-725f2285e87c/15041347020-500.jpg","thumbnail_uri":"https://coverartarchive.org/release/de131056-0927-4875-82fb-725f2285e87c/15041347020-250.jpg","song":"With God on Our Side","track_id":null,"recording_id":"f975f64b-eba8-47bc-8662-62b366c3a7c3","artist":"The Neville Brothers","artist_ids":["5464e20c-7dcb-4a3e-9b25-13bb959fadc9"],"album":"Yellow Moon","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"de35a95f-34cf-30df-8f45-9890ee707803","labels":["A&M Records"],"label_ids":["35515729-1f2c-4cc9-9390-9af2764bc56c"],"release_date":"1989-03-14","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Written by Bob Dylan - https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/god-our-side/\n\n\"The lyrics address the tendency of Americans (or many societies) to believe that God will invariably side with them and oppose those with whom they disagree, thus leaving unquestioned the morality of wars fought and atrocities committed by their country. 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Dylan added an additional verse, written by Aaron Neville, about the Vietnam War for live versions in the 1980s (which was recorded by The Neville Brothers) that ran thus:\n\nIn the nineteen-sixties came the Vietnam War / Can somebody tell me what we're fightin' for?\nSo many young men died / So many mothers cried\nNow I ask the question / Was God on our side?\n\nThe words from the song \"whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side\" inspired Tim Rice to write the lyrics of Jesus Christ Superstar from Judas's perspective.\" https://bit.ly/4sJXP5r","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"},{"id":3606380,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3606380/?format=json","airdate":"2026-01-19T12:45:10-08:00","show":65699,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65699/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Talkin’ Bout a Revolution","track_id":null,"recording_id":"fd3158d6-a604-4726-93aa-5faad140907b","artist":"Tracy Chapman","artist_ids":["1129817c-488a-4096-80c1-77fc1b107c93"],"album":"Tracy Chapman","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"a738bdf1-f610-30aa-9ae7-9a4f90d6f2d7","labels":["Elektra"],"label_ids":["873f9f75-af68-4872-98e2-431058e4c9a9"],"release_date":"1988-04-05","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Going out to Franq in Portland!\n\n\"Poor people gonna rise up | And get their share | Poor people gonna rise up | And take what's theirs\"\n\nThis song can be found on Tracy’s first album, which itself is entitled Tracy Chapman. 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