I attended a housing march with a bunch of lefty folks the other day, and they sang this song. I realized I had heard the melody before, and now I can't get it out of my head. Now you get to enjoy...
I attended a housing march with a bunch of lefty folks the other day, and they sang this song. I realized I had heard the melody before, and now I can't get it out of my head. Now you get to enjoy it too :)
That's probably because the melody is from Battle Hymn of the Republic, but just with different words sung over it. I am not even American, but still recognized it immediately just from having...
I realized I had heard the melody before
That's probably because the melody is from Battle Hymn of the Republic, but just with different words sung over it. I am not even American, but still recognized it immediately just from having heard it so many times (probably in old war movies). :P
Anyone interested in hearing more Pete Seeger songs, I highly recommend the compilation album The Pete Seeger Story. It can be had pretty cheap on CD and offers a good overview of his career,...
Anyone interested in hearing more Pete Seeger songs, I highly recommend the compilation album The Pete Seeger Story. It can be had pretty cheap on CD and offers a good overview of his career, since it came out in 2014.
I attended a housing march with a bunch of lefty folks the other day, and they sang this song. I realized I had heard the melody before, and now I can't get it out of my head. Now you get to enjoy it too :)
That's probably because the melody is from Battle Hymn of the Republic, but just with different words sung over it. I am not even American, but still recognized it immediately just from having heard it so many times (probably in old war movies). :P
Aha, that's it! Thank you for placing that.
Anyone interested in hearing more Pete Seeger songs, I highly recommend the compilation album The Pete Seeger Story. It can be had pretty cheap on CD and offers a good overview of his career, since it came out in 2014.