Following on from my previous post, here’s a bit of musical support from another old idealist. All together now …
Hymn to Progress
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So by 2007 Pete Seeger had become a Womble too. What a great man.
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Sorry that sounded sarcastic – just goes to show how dangerous short comment can be. While I was trying to find out when he had written that song I realised that he has written 1556 of them at least. He was a great man for doing that as well as for his support for ideals. That’s why I added that comment – oops.
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Didn’t take it as sarcastic at all, Mike, in fact with all things eco a growing force the Wombles are surely countercultural heroes by now! Pete Seeger appears to have turned a rather dry statement by a town council into a stirring little singalong – there’s real honour in that – rather like Bob Marley when he turned a Selassie speech into this ringing anthem … https://youtu.be/loFDn94oZJ0
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A great man who stood by his values!
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And never ashamed to be unfashionable!
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some of my favorite song-writing.. movin 8 miles a minute for months at a time….
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Music with a message, can’t beat it! Not sure I got your time reference, though …
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