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David "Mas" Masumoto shares the news that the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California recently curated a "Water Playlist," with selections from individual members of the Water Policy Center. The playlist ranges from activist and inspirational ("Al meu país la pluja," by Raimon a Xàtiva) to pop smash hits (like "Waterfalls," by TLC, and "Cry Me a River," by Justin Timberlake).
I always include river songs on my annual "Songs About Places" list, but it looks like I'll have to dig a bit deeper and do a bigger water playlist too. There are some great songs on the PPIC playlist, but I can't let Led Zeppelin get credit for a song originally by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy.
FULL STORY: And now from California, a little water music, and other songs for these dry times
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