This music rendition of an old song, and civil rights lyrics would be perfect for Sanders campaign

[Sunlei]

Using morgue photos, newsreel footage, and an amazing (if slightly over-arranged) recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off 'Now!', one of the most powerful bursts of propaganda rendered in the 1960s. Not intended as a work of great subtlety, Alvarez wields other people's images with perhaps more artistry than those who created them, and builds a remarkable piece of rhetorical cinema in the process. It's target -- the then-current racial conflagration in the United States -- is an easy one. But it is perhaps this very fact that most fuels the scorn and rage in the marrow of this film. If there was any room for nuance, he might have gone a little easier.

Lena Horne band did the rendition of the song and I think she wrote the lyrics.

This album "NOW" was a huge hit back in the 60s, see if you recognize the music and please hear the lyrics.

[Sunlei]

1. Here's the lyrics so you can sing along. This song has excellent 'hooks' & was a huge hit back then.

Lena Horne – Now! Lyrics


If those historic gentlemen came back today
Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln
And Walter Cronkite put them on channel 2
To find out what they were thinkin'

I'm sure they'd say
Thanks for quoting us so much
But we don't want to take a bow

Enough with the quoting
Put those words into action
And we mean action now

Now is the moment
Now is the moment
Come on, we've put it off long enough

Now, no more waiting
No hesitatin'
Now, now
Come on let's get some of that stuff

It's there for you and me
For every he and she
Just wanna do what's right
Constitutionally

I went and took a look
In my old history book
It's there in black and white
For all to see

Now, now,
Now, now, now, now

Everyone should love his brother
People all should love each other
Just don't take it literal, mister
No one wants to grab your sister

Now is the time
Now is the time

Now is the moment
Now is the moment
Come on, we've put it off long enough

Now, no more waiting
No hesitatin'
Now, now
Come on let's get some of that stuff

It's there for you and me
For every he and she
Just wanna do what's right
Constitutionally

I went and took a look
In my old history book
It's there in black and white
For all to see

Now, now,
Now, now, now, now, now,
Now
Now, now, now, now,

The message of this song's not subtle
No discussion, no rebuttal
We want more than just a promise
Say goodbye to Uncle Thomas
Call me naпve
Still I believe
We're created free and equal,
Now
Now
Now, now, now, now

Everyone should love his brother
People all should love each other
Since they say we all got rhythm
Come on, let's share our rhythm with 'em

Now is the time
Now is the time
The time is nowwwwww

Songwriters: COMDEN, BETTY/GREEN, ADOLPH/STYNE, JULE

Now! lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Ultra Tunes