Ono, Pink Spread the Love
Aguilera, Etheridge also contribute to gay rights compilation
Yoko Ono, Christina Aguilera, the Dixie Chicks, Mandy Moore, Pink, Emmylou Harris, Cyndi Lauper and Melissa Etheridge are among the thirty-two artists featured on the double-disc compilation, Love Rocks, due February 25th. Proceeds from the set go to the Human Rights Campaign, an organization dedicated to fighting for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.
One issue that galvanized the musicians involved is the ongoing constitutional battle to legally sanction same-sex marriage.
"I just think it's a human rights issue," Ono, who contributes "Every Man Has a Man" -- a Middle Eastern-seasoned remix of her 1980 song "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" -- tells Rolling Stone. "The constitution of this country is based on human rights and justice and freedom . . . For [politicians] to say, 'OK, we're going to change the constitution so the gays can't get married,' I think it is outrageous . . . I just immediately started to feel that it was important to send that message out that anybody can fall in love regardless of the difference of religion, or race, or sex, or age. Love is love. It's beautiful.
"My generation knows that if two people are fortunate enough to fall in love, they should be protected equally under the law," says Moore, who does a poppy reading of Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move."
Adds Pink, "I think it is so important for us, through music, art and even politics, to stand up and use our voices; to support and promote any and all acts of love and commitment between any and all types of people."
"All of us have the responsibility to visualize a better world for ourselves and our children so we'll get there," Ono continues. "In reality, the truth is what we create. It's in our hands."
For more information about the Love Rocks album or the Human Rights Campaign, visit www.hrc.org/loverocks.
The Love Rocks track listing:
Disc One:
"Beautiful," Christina Aguilera
"Love Song," Pink
"You Make Me Feel Brand New," Simply Red
"I Believe in Love," Dixie Chicks
"Inside of Love," Nada Surf
"Thank You," Dido
"She," Jen Foster
"Love Comes Back," the Bootlickers
"Wasted," L.P.
"Walking on Thin Ice," Sophie B. Hawkins
"Currently," Keaton Simons
"Be Be Your Love," Rachael Yamagata
"Walk With Me," Matt Alber
"Alright," Kinnie Starr
"No Urgency," Eric Hinman
"An Uncommon Love," Carole King
Disc Two:
"I Feel the Earth Move," Mandy Moore
"Giant," Melissa Etheridge
"Summer of Love," the B-52's
"Time After Time," Cyndi Lauper
"8th World Wonder," Kimberley Locke
"Every Man Has a Man," Yoko Ono
"Simply Being Loved," BT
"Just to Be Next to You," Dave Koz
"Sugar Hill," Dolly Parton
"Jupiter Rising," Emmylou Harris
"Light the Way," Garrin Benfield
"Home," Ari Gold
"All I Long For," Jason and deMarco
"Amazing Grace/What Matters," Randi Driscoll
"Only One Road," Billy Porter
"Window of Hope," Oleta Adams
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