Music inspired by events at my most recent college reunion, especially lectures on firearm injury and death reduction by Dr. Megan Ranney, the unknown immigrant artisans who built Yale in the early 20th century (senior thesis presented by Dlaphne Stratton Gignac ’25), and constitutional law with Professor Akil Amar (’80, J.D. ’84)
- Lawyers, Guns and Money — Warren Zevon
- Don’t Take Your Guns to Town — U2
- With a Gun — Steely Dan
- Happiness is a Warm Gun — The Beatles
- Annie Get Your Gun — Squeeze
- Avenging Annie — Andy Pratt
- I’m Gonna Get Me a Gun — Cat Stevens
- Ballad of a Well-known Gun — Elton John
- Girl Gunslinger — Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
- The Night the Lights went Out in Georgia — Vicki Lawrence
- Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) — K’naan et al
- The Invisible Man — Queen
- American Land — Bruce Springsteen
- Immigration Man — Crosby & Nash
- City of Immigrants — Steve Earle
- Let the People In — Black 47
- My People — Judith Hill
- Funky President — James Brown
- Know Your Rights — The Clash
- Fight for Your Rights — Mötley Crüe
- We the People — The Staple Singers
- Everyday People — Sly & The Family Stone
- Washington On Your Side — Leslie Odom, Jr.
- Under African Skies — Paul Simon
- Travelin’ Prayer — Billy Joel
- She Loves to Be in Love — Charlie
- Make Me Smile — Chicago
- Bicycle Race — Queen
- Whiskey River — Willie Nelson
