Music on Monday

Summer 2025

This term our focus turns to 'Caring for Our World' where we consider our responsibilities to the natural world, the environment that we share not only with other people but with all life on Earth.

28th April

Wake up America

Miley Cyrus

"Wake Up America" by Miley Cyrus, from her 2008 album Breakout, is a song about environmental awareness and climate change. It encourages listeners to pay attention to the planet and take action, even if they feel overwhelmed by the scale of the issue. The lyrics express a sense of uncertainty about the effects of global warming and pollution, but also a call for collective action. Miley Cyrus is asking the people of her country (America) to work together to save our planet…..perhaps if everyone could incorporate sustainability into their every day lives then that would be a great start?  Whilst the song lyrics are asking Americans to wake up and take action to save the planet, it could (and should!) of course also be applied to the rest of the world…we’re all in this together and can all make a difference.

23rd April

What a Wonderful World

(Louis Armstrong) Playing for Change Foundation

The charity “Playing For Change Foundation” believes music and culture serve as the most powerful resource to bring communities together and solve the world’s greatest challenges.

Founded in 2007, PFCF was established to create positive change through music and arts education. Their work engages marginalized youth in diverse communities around the world, primarily located in low and lower-middle income countries. These communities are home to great cultural wealth, which PFCF uses to create educational and social opportunities.  

This video shows many of their projects coming together to create a performance of the song “What a Wonderful World”.

“What a Wonderful World” , written by Bob Thiele and George David Weisse was first recorded and performed by famous jazz singer and trumpeter Louis Armstrong in 1967.  The song is about hope and faith of the world and its people.  It’s incredibly important to remember all of the wonderful things about our world and why it’s so important that we strive to keep it this way.