The catchy “Never Give Up” mines His Holiness’s constant theme that the courageous application of compassion and understanding can change hearts for the better.
“We can learn to turn our anger at others into forgiveness and love them, too; even if they have done something terrible or cruel,” the Japan Times reports Yarrow as saying. “If we can teach children to do that when they are young, they will grow up to be caring, loving peace-builders in the world.”
“Never Give Up” will be released in Japan November 13 as part of a 14-track album of original and cover songs by Yarrow with an overall anti-cruelty message. Warner Music Japan has uploaded it to YouTube; have a listen after the jump:
