I put this song as number 1 because not only do I feel like it sounds the best. But, also because I feel like during his time he was a really popular and fits in perfectly.

I put this song on my top 10 because I feel like the song is almost telling a story on how the soldiers felt at the time. Especially the men of color.

I picked this song because I have never actually heard any beat like this before and I'm not sure exactly what genre it is because It sounds like a blend of genres.

I picked this song because I am a huge fan of Nina Simone and I felt like I could not have had the playlist without adding one of her songs onto here.

I picked this song because the reminds a lot of a song by Fela Kuti who Is also the founder of Afrobeats who made the song around a similar time. I thought it was cool that their beats are so similar especially with them being from 2 different parts of the world.

This song seemed essential for me to add because this is the era of Rock n' Roll.

I picked this song because I really fell in love with the Intro I find myself as someone who's not so into the lyrics and more so into the beats.

I picked this song because I liked the guitar but, I didn't really care for the lyrics hence forth its not ranked very high.

I felt like it was only right to add this song because growing up I heard it a lot and I also feel like it is very patriotic.

I picked this song it reminds my a lot of the South. And whenever I think of the South especially during a time like this I think of a lot of discrimination like what Soilders of Color probably went through.