"Better Way" is a song by singer-songwriter

Ben Harper Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...

. It is the first track on disc two of his 2006 album ''

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'', and was released as the album's first single. A live version of the song appears on Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, a compilation album by various artists supporting Tibet. The song also served as a

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for

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during his 2008 presidential campaign.

Themes

A few music journalists have compared the song to

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's "

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". Noting the songs are similar because they both express anger at current problems, but do not address how these problems were created or how they will be solved.

References

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