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Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of Classical music to the cutting edge of Contemporary tunes. Join us here on CBC music for a round-up of the stories of the day, some videos of music (or maybe just videos interesting to music fans) and a place to speak your voice.
Monday April 8th 2013
Today on Shift we'll spend time in the company of Mercy - a second, kindly thought, a moment of empathy, a cry of despair and a sweet touch in the empty darkness.
You'll hear merciful music from the following artists...
Sarah McLachlan from her début album 22 years ago - "Mercy"
Serena Ryder with Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy"
Cannonball Adderley asks for "Mercy Mercy Mercy"
Marvin Gaye always ahead of his game wrote "The Ecology" but Motown boss Berry Gordy said 'What the heck is an ecology Marvin?' so they called it "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
In Other News:
Five songs about Margaret Thatcher.
including this from Billy Bragg.
Good news: Chocolate can now be just as good but contain half the fat. Bad news: The fat can be replaced with booze
You can contact us at SHIFT with your ideas, questions, or anything else by sending us a message on our Facebook page. Through email, you can reach show producers Alison Howard ( alison.howard@cbc.ca ) or Alex Redekop ( alex.redekop@cbc.ca ) or Pete Morey ( peter.morey@cbc.ca )