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January 28, 2014 at 4:23 pm #610323
wakefloodParticipant“I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent this implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me any less of an American.”
Not in my book, Pete. They made you a quintessential one. May his spirit of humanism and shared prosperity and hardship win the day again.
You will be missed.
January 28, 2014 at 4:39 pm #803741
miwsParticipant:-(
January 28, 2014 at 7:35 pm #803742
JulieMemberWe need a singalong to say “Farewell, and thank you”.
January 28, 2014 at 8:37 pm #803743
wakefloodParticipantHe would smile at that, I suspect. :-)
January 28, 2014 at 10:21 pm #803744
JulieMemberAnybody got a banjo?
I’ll start:
“This land is your land,
This land is my land…”
Who’s next?
January 29, 2014 at 12:50 am #803745
Michael WaldoParticipantI great humanitarian and a great American.
He was there for civil rights, anti-war and the clean up of the Hudson river.
January 29, 2014 at 6:23 am #803746
JeannieParticipantAnd where are today’s great writers and singers of protest/political songs? Anyone? Anyone? Inspired by “Inside Llewyn Davis,” I just listened to a Tom Paxton CD. One of the characters in the movie bears a strong resemblance to Paxton. Listen to Paxton’s “Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation” and “The Willing Conscript,” then chase with a lively “Bottle of Wine.” Also Phil Ochs, of course. Springsteen and younger performers have written some good ones, but it isn’t their specialty.
January 29, 2014 at 2:12 pm #803747
JoBParticipantmost of all, Pete Seeger was a gentle man
and his songs reflect that
his was the voice of the conscience of my generation
January 29, 2014 at 3:27 pm #803748
anonymeParticipantI haven’t heard much conscience expressed in music for quite a while. Whining, yes; conscience – no. Is conscience dead?
RIP, Pete.
January 29, 2014 at 5:46 pm #803749
wakefloodParticipantConscience and it’s cousin Shame, are in fact dead, as I’ve been informed on this very blog.
Closest I can easily identify would be late era Springsteen and the occasional John Mayer lyric – i.e. “Belief”. Conversely, his “Waiting for the World to Change” is an example of whining.
January 30, 2014 at 3:05 am #803750
JulieMember…or you could just sing, instead of moaning!
January 30, 2014 at 4:18 am #803751
seaopgalParticipantFrom California to the New York island;
From the red wood forest to the Gulf stream waters …
January 30, 2014 at 6:32 am #803752
JulieMemberJanuary 30, 2014 at 3:41 pm #803753
miwsParticipantJanuary 31, 2014 at 1:02 am #803754
JulieMember…This land was made for you and me.
I roamed and rambled, and followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts…
(doesn’t this feel better?)
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