(WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT) PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING?
British musician, Nick Lowe, may not be much of a household name in America, but he wrote one of the most profound songs about unconditional love ever. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?," begs the simple question, what happened to the spirit of the Sixties? Why have the hippie generation's objectives looked upon as something of a joke? What is so wrong with wanting peace, love and understanding in the world?
These are questions, of course, that are never answered as wars continue to rage around the world with little justification for their purpose. Yet, the spirit of the Love Generation was not wasted in vain. It lives on and we soon shall see the bearing of its fruits, any time now.
NICK LOWE – "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?"
(Words and music by Nick Lowe)
As I walk through this wicked world,
Searching for light in the darkness of insanity,
I ask myself, Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain, and hatred, and misery?
And each time I feel like this inside,
There's one thing I wanna know,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?
And as I walked on through troubled times,
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes,
So where are the strong?,
And who are the trusted?,
And where is the harmony?,
Sweet harmony
'Cause each time I feel it slipping away, just makes me wanna cry,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?
So where are the strong?,
And who are the trusted?,
And where is the harmony?,
Sweet harmony
'Cause each time I feel it slipping away, just makes me wanna cry,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?,
What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?
A staple of the Christmas holiday season, "Let There Be Peace on Earth" represents an absolutely beautiful sentiment easily be embraced by nearly anyone. It has become the global anthem for peace, yet at the same time, it has a profound message that focuses its intent on the self.
Written by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson in 1955, the song has been covered by numerous artists for their standard Christmas albums and has gained increasingly relevance in a our chaotic world.
Jill Jackson, an orphan and actress, who endured a difficult life, describes the process of how her precious song came into being.
"And when I attempted suicide and I didn't succeed, I knew for the first time unconditional love—which God is. God is unconditional love. You are totally loved, totally accepted, just the way you are. In that moment I was not allowed to die, and something happened to me which is very difficult to explain. I had an eternal moment of truth, in which I knew I was loved, and knew I was here for a purpose."
Let There Be Peace on Earth (Words and music by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson)
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be.
With God as our father
Brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With every step i take
Let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment
And live each moment
With peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth,
And let it begin with me.