"Give Peace a Chance": A Naïve But Heartfelt Playlist

"War is hell," said General Sherman. My late great father Stanley Wild -- a Naval officer and World War II vet -- put it a little differently to me growing up. "David, you should stay the hell away from war," Dad told me. "You would NOT do well in it."



Dad knew what he was talking about.



In truth, my own worldview in matters of war and peace was shaped as much by the Beatles and Bob Dylan as by anyone else. Working on the The Beatles: The Night That Changed America - A Grammy Salute earlier this year -- for which I am feel proud and fortunate to an Emmy nominee -- I had a golden opportunity to listen to a lot of Beatles in 2014, and beyond the Fab Four's singularly enduring musical genius, the underlying sense of love as the driving force in all good things in this life remains yet another powerful reason that this music still resonates today. So I say "Peace and love" is the best kind of cliché -- one that we can't hear and feel enough from my hopelessly naïve perspective.



So with all the tragic violence in The Middle East today and The Cold War being crudely reheated by Putin, here is one man's naïve but heartfelt playlist for Peace. It may not have much to do with the realities of the situation in Gaza or Ukraine, but as John Lennon once said, "Reality leaves a lot to the imagination."



I have credited my Twitter friends at @Wildaboutmusic who made suggestions where due, and I invite you all to peacefully add your own songs for these troubled times.



Peace.



ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - The Beatles



GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - John Lennon



GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH) - George Harrison @stlwags



PEACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Paul McCartney



PEACE DREAM - Ringo Starr



BLOWIN' IN THE WIND -- Bob Dylan @sweetrhythms



LOVE & MERCY - Brian Wilson



PEACE, LOVE & HARD LIQUOR - Unknown Hinson @carpenterbrent



(WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT) PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING - Elvis Costello & The Attractions



PEACE GO WITH YOU, BROTHER (AS-SALAAM-ALAIKUM) - Gil Scott-Heron



PEACE LIKE A RIVER - Paul Simon



LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH - Vince Gill



ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN - Dion @DawesAngeles



SO SMALL - Carrie Underwood @AshleyAnnMarch



PEACE & LOVE - Fountains Of Wayne



UNIVERSAL SOLDIER - Donovan



WE SHALL BE FREE - Garth Brooks @sarahkatbeee



TRAVELIN' SOLDIER - Dixie Chicks @Pogue009



THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY PEACE (UNTIL GOD IS SEATED AT THE CONFERENCE TABLE) -- The Chi-Lites



PEACEKEEPER - Fleetwood Mac



PEACE TRAIN - Cat Stevens @MariaSommer22



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