THE HAND OF FATE AND OTHER SONGS

Pablo Neruda said, “Hands make the world each day.” And naturally they have made for songs as well. “Sing me a new song; the world is transfigured and all the heavens rejoice.” - Friedrich Nietzsche.

Here’s a selection of songs for hands:

Rolling Stones - Hand of Fate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKH9enYiFIU

Richard Thompson - Hand of Kindness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv_2KMsgdI0

The Staple Singers - Touch a Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lyZd0JZCK0

Alejandro Escovedo - With These Hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbAZdo2bVMM

Levon Helm and the Band - Willy and the Hand Jive -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfe4haVpu2k

The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs

Hootie and the Blowfish - Hold My Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoW3bqnr7tw

Randy Travis - On the Other Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJgV-TGkFeU

Jackson Browne & Leslie Mendelson - A Human Touch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtLFSUfwsqI

Write something in Comments below if you have some songs to add!

Lyrics from the Staple Singer’s Touch a Hand Make a Friend

Can't you feel it in your bones?
Oh, a change is comin' on
From every walk of life
People are seeing the light

Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out, touch a hand
Lord, make a friend if you can

Hey, what about you my friend?
Anytime you come on in
Live the united way
Why don't you join us today?

Reach out, touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out, touch a hand
Make a friend if you can

Ooh, it's been reflecting in the attitudes
Of others just like you
Reach out, touch a hand
Yo, make a friend if you can

Every day folk are waking up
To the need for one another
We're on our way
Making the world a better place

Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out, touch a hand
Yo, make a friend if you can

Reach out, touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out, touch a hand
Make a friend if you can

Photo by W. Eugene Smith in “The Family of Man”