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ironymaiden) wrote2006-12-01 10:37 am
ironymaiden) wrote2006-12-01 10:37 am
steel drivin' man
a week or two ago, we went to happy hour at People's Pub, and were surprised to hear John Henry playing. the vocalist seemed familiar, but we couldn't quite place it. C tracked it down: Bruce Springsteen recorded an album of Pete Seeger tunes.
i never liked Springsteen much (overexposure to Born in the USA as a sprout) but most of these songs are ones my father sang to me or part of my early schooling. i loved the John Henry story as a child, and today i found a tear in my eye as i listened to the ballad.
i wonder what will become folk songs in fifty years, or if our reliance on recordings will have entirely erased this part of American culture.
i never liked Springsteen much (overexposure to Born in the USA as a sprout) but most of these songs are ones my father sang to me or part of my early schooling. i loved the John Henry story as a child, and today i found a tear in my eye as i listened to the ballad.
i wonder what will become folk songs in fifty years, or if our reliance on recordings will have entirely erased this part of American culture.
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I think sailors still sing sea shanties, but I could just be deluding myself.