My sister forwarded me a youtube link a few months ago. The video was part of a documentary called Playing For Change: Peace Through Music. I really like it so I checked out the website for the documentary. Turns out, a group of guys got together to record various street performers (and even some famous singers like Bono, Ruth) from around the world singing the same songs. The introduction video does a much better job of explaining it than I can:
http://playingforchange.com/journey/introduction
The video that my sister sent me was this one:
When I saw that video for the first time, I was reminded of another one. A guy named Matt is sponsored by Stride gum to dance around the world, literally. He is a terrible dancer and has always been notorious among his friends for doing the same awkward dance move. One day, he and his friend got the idea for Matt to travel all over the world doing his dance. At first Matt is the only one dancing in the video, but then local people start to join in. They posted it on the Internet and Stride decided to sponsor him. Now he continues to make videos and hasn't held a "real" job ever since. Here is his video:
While Matt's motivation isn't too clear, the Playing for Change guys seem to think that music brings people together and that, when we come together, big things are possible. Do you agree? And if so, how do you go from making music to making "the world a better place"? Also, what is it about seeing people from all over the world come together (in a way) that intrigues us so much? From a Christian viewpoint, how does the gospel play a part in all of this? Some things to think about...
Ruthie
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I love Playing For Change!! Stand by Me is my personal favorite, but One Love is another good one among others. I definitely think it is a very good way to bring the world together in peace, because no matter what the heck is going on in the world with wars, or how different people can be as far as nationality or personality goes, music is still a very universal thing that everyone loves, and that can unite all of us. I hope that it will eventually bring a good amount of peace to the world. As for Matt and his notions, that is just awesome.
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