Send lawyers, guns and mediators: what songs would be on your mediation playlist?

On the ABA Journal Daily News web site, the Question of the Week asks “Which Songs Would You Choose for a Lawyer’s Playlist?”

A few of the usual suspects are suggested, including “Lawyers, Guns and Money” by the immortal Warren Zevon.

In time for Friday and the weekend, here’s a proposed playlist for mediators. (And no, “Kumbaya” does not make the cut. Not on my list, pal.)

• Walk a Mile in My Shoes, Joe South
• We Can Work It Out, John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• Put Down That Weapon, Midnight Oil
• (What’s So Funny) ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding, written by Nick Lowe and performed by Elvis Costello
• Why Can’t We Be Friends, War
• Let’s Work Together, Canned Heat

And, of course, INXS’s “Mediate“:

What’s on your mediator’s playlist?

                       

Diane J. Levin

Diane Levin, J.D., is a mediator, dispute resolution trainer, negotiation coach, writer, and lawyer based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, who has instructed people from around the world in the art of talking it out. Since 1995 she has helped clients resolve disputes involving tort, employment, business, estate, family, and real property… MORE >