I got into my car this morning and CBC Radio 2 lit up “. . . this is the most requested song on Radio 2 right now . . .” and the best song I’ve heard in ages faded into huge sound. This is Charlie Winston (sign up for the newsletter and get a free download of this song):
Charlie Winston – In Your Hands (official video)
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The song recalls migrant workers – those who would leave their families to work in foreign lands. In Guatemala, I saw the damage this does to families as some parents worked in other parts of the country, in Mexico on plantations or as truck drivers or as illegal workers in the United States. I’ve also heard countless tales of fathers leaving their families in Georgia (in Asia) to work in Russia or from North Africa to work in Europe.
There is a level of desperation that is beautifully captured by this great song.
