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Stevie Wonder - Ngiculela-Es Una Historia - I Am Singing (1976)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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This song, with lyrics in Zulu and Spanish [and English], talks about how love is what's music is all about.
Ngiculela ikusasa
Ngiyacula ngo thando
Ngicula ngelinyi langa
Uthando luyobusa
Jikelele kulomhlaba wethu
...
I am singing of tomorrow
I am singing of love
I am singing someday love will reign
Throughout this world of ours
I am singing of love from my heart
...
@#5 ... I can't get a commercial pilots license unless I speak english. ...
Because the standard language of air traffic control is English.
Understanding ATC Phraseology: Why Standardized Communication Matters
flyapg.com
... In the high-stakes world of aviation, every word counts. Whether it's a pilot requesting clearance, an air traffic controller issuing instructions, or a dispatcher relaying a critical message, clear and standardized communication can mean the difference between a safe flight and a near miss.
This is where Air Traffic Control (ATC) phraseology -- the standardized language of aviation"becomes an indispensable tool. ...
I'm kinda surprised your current trolling alias does not seem to understand that.
Ray Charles - America The Beautiful (1972)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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[Verse 1]
Oh beautiful, for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self, our country loved
And mercy more than life
[Chorus]
America, America, may God thy gold refine
'Til all success be nobleness
And every gain devined
And you know when I was in school
We used to sing it something like this, listen here
[Verse 2]
Oh beautiful, for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain
But now wait a minute, I'm talking about
[Chorus]
America, sweet America
You know, God done shed his grace on thee
He crowned thy good, yes he did, in a brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this
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Bob Dylan
[Outro]
(America, America)
America, I love you America, you see
(God shed his grace on thee)
My God, He done shed his grace on thee
And you oughta love Him for it
Because He, He, He, He, crowned thy good
He told me He would, with a brotherhood
(From sea to shining sea)
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord
(Shining sea)
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Also sung at Wrestlemania II in 1986 ...
Ray Charles sings "America the Beautiful": WrestleMania II
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@#2 ... According to Al Gore's predictions, we should be deep sea fishing in Miami right now. ...
Overall, Fmr VP Gore was more correct with his comments about climate change than he was wrong.
The same cannot be said about the climate change deniers.
@#1
And, once recently when I went to Florida to visit a family member for the weekend, I had to wade through a foot of seawater in the yard to get to the house that, fortunately, was raised on its foundation, above the water level.
Sea-level rise is a real thing.
As sea levels rise in Miami Beach, raising homes and buildings may be next (April 14, 2017)
southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org
... In Miami Beach, the city is raising its streets. For many property owners in the city, raising their homes and buildings may be the only way to protect against rising sea levels. Insurance rates are also rising, but raising buildings could dramatically lower flood insurance rates. The Florida legislature is considering legislation that would provide financial incentives at the state level for raising buildings. ...
Of course, which aspect is worse? southern Florida sinking, or rising sea levels?
OK, Pres trump seems to have majr issues with Iran even thinking about nuclear weapons.
But then there's this ...
Belarus launches drills involving Russian nuclear weapons (May 18, 2026)
www.dw.com
... The Belarusian Defense Ministry said the drills would test its readiness to deploy nuclear weapons. Ukraine decried the exercise as Russia "de facto legitimising the proliferation of nuclear weapons worldwide." ...
... and Pres Trump's reaction seems to be trying to ~defrost~ relations with Belarus?
Other countries have healthcare-for-patients.
Here in the US, we have healthcare-for-profits.
Perhaps that is why, as the article notes...