The Canaan Land
Orbit Record Corporation LD-302 · Brooklyn, New York
- Artist
- Larry Dismond
- Title
- The Canaan Land
- Release
- Carry On My Brothers / The Caanan Land
- Label
- Orbit Record Corporation # LD-302
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- S. Baton, J. Dorsette
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
"The Caanan Land" - reference to men in Vietnam. Civil Rights A-side tribute to JFK, MLK, RFK. Released New York. Soul
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Civil Rights Songs
- "The Canaan Land" - reference to men in Vietnam. Civil Rights - A-side tribute to JFK, MLK, RFK. - Released New York. - Soul
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: There were some men who tried to do / The best they could for me and you / The men who laid the master plan / To take us all to the Caanan land / They've been to the mountain, I'm going there too / Their freedom waits for me and you / The way is steep, let join our hands / As we climb to the Caanan land / Their dreams won't die / Those dreams live on / Though we may cry now that they're gone / Yet we will stive to match along / Along the way to Caanan land / They fought for the men in Birmingham / They fought for the men in Viet Nam / They fought for the men all over this land / They'll fight again for Caanan land / Lets be like them, join hand in peace / Their hope and prayers must never cease / Lets search our hearts, our minds, our souls / And find our way to Caanan land
Notes
Discogs title 'A Tribute To Our Fallen Leaders'. Cat. LD 301 / LD-302. B-side spelled 'The Caanan Land'. Lyrics By – J. Dorsette, S. Baton (release-wide). Arranged By – Larry Dismond (B). Vocals – Larry Dismond. Design – Gary R. Leavitt; Sleeve Notes – Dominick Della Rocca. Published By – Mayors Music (B.M.I.). Note: 'Presented By Community Mayors Of New York State'. Matrix: LD 301 A LW / LD 301 B LW. A-side 2:30. Second upload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vomqmsM_DI Picture sleeve: "Carry On, My Brothers, Carry On and The Canaan Land, sung by Larry Dismond, Community Mayor of Harlem – a tribute-in-song to our fallen leaders", with photographs of John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy (so issued after June 1968); back sleeve prints both lyrics, presented by the Community Mayors of New York State, Inc. (Dominick Della Rocca, Executive Chief Mayor); jacket…
About the artist
Unknown – no biographical information found beyond his singles, including 'Wild, Wild World' (Pink Dolphin, 1969) [Searched: Discogs, web]
Themes
Civil Rights · JFK · MLK · RFK · Religion
In collections
Civil Rights Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs