{"id":2158218,"date":"2025-11-15T07:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2158218"},"modified":"2025-11-15T07:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:42:55","slug":"war-releases-new-version-of-why-cant-we-be-friends-with-playing-for-change-lakes-media-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/war-releases-new-version-of-why-cant-we-be-friends-with-playing-for-change-lakes-media-network\/","title":{"rendered":"War releases new version of \u2018Why Can\u2019t We Be Friends?\u2019 with Playing For Change \u2013 Lakes Media Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>War<\/strong> has teamed up with Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, to release a new version of their iconic tune \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ClNZpC_c6Is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Can\u2019t We Be Friends?<\/a>\u201d to mark the 50th anniversary of the song, and the album of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The new track features 30 musicians from around the world, including War founding member <strong>Lonnie Jordan<\/strong> and former band members <strong>Howard Scott<\/strong>, <strong>Harold Brown<\/strong> and <strong>Lee Oskar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFifty years on, \u2018Why Can\u2019t We Be Friends?\u2019 feels more powerful than ever,\u201d says War\u2019s longtime producer <strong>Jerry Goldstein<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful message, and we\u2019re grateful to share it with the world and bring people together through the music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released in April 1975, \u201cWhy Can\u2019t We Be Friends?\u201d was a top-10 hit for War, peaking at #6 on the Hot 100 singles chart. The album of the same name, which also featured the iconic tune \u201cLow Rider,\u201d was also a top-10 hit, reaching #8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Can\u2019t We Be Friends? ft. WAR and Friends | Playing For Change | Song Around The World\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ClNZpC_c6Is?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.lakesmedianetwork.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>War has teamed up with Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, to release a new version of their iconic tune \u201cWhy Can\u2019t We Be Friends?\u201d to mark the 50th anniversary of the song, and the album of the same name. 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