10 Songs Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Today (Jan. 19), we remember the life and legacy of late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose contributions to the social and political sphere of the United States are innumerable. And over the years, the global musical sphere has become filled with songs inspired by or dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Billboard staff has picked our 10 favorites among those songs, from the sobriety of U2's "MLK" to the unfettered optimism of Springsteen's "We Shall Overcome."

1-     Pride In The Name Of Love  (U2 (1984)

2-     By The Time I Get To Arizona (Public Enemy (1991)

3-     Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder (1981)

4-     We Shall Overcome (Bruce Springsteen (2006)

5-     One Visio Queen (1985)

6-     Like A Kin Ben Harper (1994)

7-     I Have A Dream  (Common feat. Will.i.am (2006)

8-     MLK U2 (1984)

9-     King Holiday  (King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew (1986)

10- Dream Speech (The Gregory Brothers' Auto-Tune the News (2009)