Seeds, The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. III
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Tracklist
1
Oh, Sacred World - (Spoken)
2
Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)
3
Trouble at the Bottom
4
Dove, The
5
English Is Cuh-Ray-Zee
6
Little A' This 'N' That, A
7
Maple Syrup Time
8
Odds on Favorite (A Long Story Terse)
9
Estadio Chile
10
Flowers of Peace
11
Dr. King on Violence - (Spoken)
12
Take It From Dr. King
13
Sower of Seeds
14
Visions of Children
15
Over the Rainbow
16
Sailing Down My Golden River
Tracklist
1
Lucky Musician, A
2
Old Devil Time
3
Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter
4
Who Killed Norma Jean
5
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
6
Bells of Rhymney
7
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
8
From Way Up Here
9
Times A-Getting Hard, Boys
10
One Man's Hands
11
Sacco's Letter to His Son
12
Spider's Web (Natural History)
13
River of My People - (live)
14
When I Was Most Beautiful - (live)
15
Tomorrow Is a Highway - (live)
16
Which Side Are You On
17
Precious Friend
18
To My Old Brown Earth
19
50/50 Chance - (Spoken)
20
Who Killed Norma Jean
21
Jesu. Joy Of Man's Desiring
22
Bells Of Rhymney
23
Turn! Turn! Turn!
24
From Way Up Here
25
Times A-Getting Hard, Boys
26
One Man's Hands
27
Sacco's Letter To His Son
28
Spider's Web (Natural History)
29
River Of My People
30
When I Was Most Beautiful
31
Tomorrow Is A Highway
32
Which Side Are You On
33
Precious Friend
34
To My Old Brown Earth
35
50/50 Chance (Spoken)
About This Release
This final, GRAMMY-nominated installment in the Appleseed label's trilogy of celebrations of Pete Seeger's music ('Where Have All the Flowers Gone' and 'If I Had a Song' are the first two volumes) is a 2-CD set that opens with Pete's first disc of new recordings since his 1996 Grammy winner, Pete. On disc one, 84-year-old Pete, family members (grandson Tao Rodriguez-Seeger and half-sister Peggy) and musical friends (Arlo Guthrie, Anne Hills, and Tom Pacheco, among others) perform songs he wrote, adapted or adopted. Several pro-peace songs here were recorded even as the U.S. was invading Iraq, including an updated version of the Vietnam-era 'Bring Them Home' featuring guest vocalists Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco and Steve Earle. Other songs on disc one range from the lighthearted ('English is Cuh-ray-zee,' 'Maple Syrup Time') and optimistic ('A Little a' This 'n' That,' 'Over the Rainbow') to pained political outrage ('Estadio Chile') and social commentary ('Take It from Dr. King,' 'Visions of Children'), concluding with the autumnal tranquility of 'Sailing Down My Golden River.' The second disc presents exclusive recordings of Seeger-related songs by a diverse assortment of highly respected folk musicians. Janis Ian, Tom Paxton, Natalie Merchant, Pete's fellow ex-Weaver Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near and many others explore some of the lesser known entries in Seeger's repertoire. Highpoints include Pat Humphries' cover versions of Pete's meditations on the circle of life ('Old Devil Time' and 'To My Old Brown Earth'), a slow, almost psychedelic rendition of 'Bells of Rhymney' by Dick Gaughan, Natalie Merchant's fierce 'Which Side Are You On,' and Janis Ian's quietly bitter take on 'Who Killed Norma Jean.' Both discs are interspersed with spoken comments by Pete, and the packing includes a 28-page booklet with extensive liner notes by Pete himself detailing the inspiration behind many of these songs.