American History Pop Quiz: What is the origin of Flag Day? I bet Wikipedia will tell us! Yay for flags! I love flags, and have a small collection from countries I've visited... plan on expanding that soon!
Today being Flag Day was a convenient way for this song to pop into my head, and I figured I'd roll with it. K'naan has some pretty good songs, and this one just might be my favorite. It's a depressing yet hopeful look at the strife in Somalia (K'naan's native land).
Also, here's a version that came out last year as an unofficial World Cup anthem. It's a little peppier and poppier but also good, just presents a different mood:
(there's even a version with Justin Bieber, but you're gonna have to go find that one for yourself...)
"Out of the darkness, I came the farthest
out of the hardest survival
Learn from these streets, it can be bleak,
accept no defeat, surrender retreat..."
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