- List of charity songs for Hurricane Katrina relief
Several musicians have recorded tribute songs to raise money for
Hurricane Katrina survivors.These artists include:
*Crescent City Snow by Susan Cowsill
* "Get U Down" byWarren G featuringSnoop Dogg ,Ice Cube andB-Real .
* "In The Night (I Can See)" - by Gregg Cobarr - http://www.cobarr.com/katrina
* "The Katrina Song" - Upbeat Love Song [2:11] by Subject to Change http://www.pioneerindex.com/the_katrina_song
* "Mad Beaver Stump Grinding" by Amanda Lynn
* "All Hands Together" byMika Nakashima
* "Better Days" byGoo Goo Dolls
* "Home" and "The Avenue" byCowboy Mouth
* "Fix You " byColdplay — main tribute song, often played during Katrina highlights on TV.
* "S.S.T." and "Brand New Orleans" single byPrince (artist)
* "Cry Out To Jesus" byThird Day . (Third Day has donated over $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Relief Fund, partially on a per-sale basis for the song.)
*Marc Broussard has released a 5-song live tribute album.
* "I Hope" by theDixie Chicks
* "Any Other Day" byNorah Jones andWyclef Jean
* "Shelter In The Rain" byStevie Wonder
* "Hold Out A Hand" byEdwin McCain
* "Rise Up" byChuck White
* "Valentine" byThe Delays (Actually this was written about hurricane Ivan in September, 2004)
* "Get Your Hustle On" by Juvenile
* "Black Rain" byBen Harper
* "Four Days" byMelissa Etheridge
* "Resilient" byTeena Marie and her daughter Alia Rose [http://www.ivoryqueenofsoul.com/bio.htm]
* "Mother Nature" by Papoose & Razah
* "Slabbed" byJeffery Williams (a survivor's perspective)
* "Pontchartrain" [http://www.viennateng.com] byVienna Teng
* "The Saints Are Coming " byGreen Day &U2 Benefit for musicians who lost their instruments
* "In The Sun" byMichael Stipe &Chris Martin
* "Home" byMichael Buble (This song was not originally written for Hurricane Katrina, however, it was played on the radio along with quotes from locals in the area, Bush, and the Mayor.
* "Louisiana" [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=679581] by Hank Waite
* "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On" by Jimmy Buffett
* "The Little Things Give You Away" byLinkin Park
* "Home Sweet Home" byMötley Crüe featuringLinkin Park 's lead singerChester Bennington
* "Still New Orleans" by Bastian Foerstner (Kiel, Germany) [http://music.download.com/bastian/3600-8679_32-100798153.html still new orleans]
* "Beneath The Tides" by Down (From Over The Under)
* "From the Eye of the Storm" by Ayatey Shabazz (this song is actually written for concert band and describes the wide range of events and emotions while the composer endured the hurricane)http://www.barnhouse.com/product.php?id=012-3522-00
* "O Katrina!" -The Black Lips List of Songs Criticizing Response to Katrina
The following songs criticized the Bush Administration and/or FEMA's slow response to Hurricane Katrina:
* "The Flood" from "Boundary County" by Eilen Jewell
* "Knockin on My Trailer Door" by Weathered - http://www.BestCoverBand.com
* "Gov Did Nothin'" byJohn Butler Trio
* "Magnolia Soul" byOzomatli
* "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People " [http://www.ourmedia.org/node/53964] (also known as "George Bush Doesn't Like Black People") byThe Legendary K.O.
* "Wide Awake" byAudioslave
* "Hell No, We Ain't Alright " by Public Enemy
* "Hurricane Song" [http://www.hurricanesong.com] byAllen Watty
* "Minority Report" byJay-Z featuringNe-Yo , produced byDr. Dre . Though government authorities are criticized in the song, the artists place blame on themselves as well.
* "Georgia... Bush" byLil Wayne . The track was recorded on the beat toLudacris ' single "Georgia" which sampled theRay Charles track "Georgia On My Mind ".
* "Dry Drunk Emperor" [http://www.tgrec.com/news/detail.php?id=101] byTV on the Radio
* "Dollar Day" byMos Def . The song criticizes the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, theIraq War ,Bono ,U2 and calls for a new president.
* "Cry For Us" byBig Sty .
* "Day No One Needed to Know " byMoneen
* "New Orleans" byDavid Rovics [http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=111310]
* "R.I.P New Orleans" by Meriwether
* "Katrina" byAnders Osbourne
* "Madman's Dream" byAssemblage 23
* "Voodoo Mouth" by Alamantra [http://www.myspace.com/alamantra]
* "Hurricane Katrina (The Ghosts of New Orleans)" by Frances Donnelly (http://www.myspace.com/francesdonnelly)
* "The Little Things Give You Away " byLinkin Park
* "Rain" by Institution
* "All These People " byHarry Connick, Jr.
* "Flooded" By Behind Enemy Lines
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