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Three Foot Seam

Anonymous
Traditional 19th century British miners' song. With Steve Suffet on dulcimer, Gina Tlamsa on fiddle, and a chorus of People's Music Network members from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

recorded in 2008 by Steve Suffet
Working in a three foot seam,
(Continues)
Contributed by DoNQuijote82 2013/6/6 - 09:54
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Union Warriors

Union Warriors
Dedicated to all the warriors of organized labor, past, present, and future. Back-up vocals by Joel Landy, Eric Levine, Jody Kolodzey, and Ray Korona.

2006
I've Been Up On the Mountain
So, if you want to stop us, we say "Come and bring it on!"
(Continues)
Contributed by DoNQuijote82 2013/6/6 - 09:44
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Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier [Siúil a ruin; Shule Aroon]

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Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier [Siúil a ruin; Shule Aroon]
Tune: Shul Aroon (Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier) (traditional)
New words by Steve Suffet, Joel Landy, and Anne Price © 2008
da mudcat.org
HOME
(Continues)
Contributed by DonQuijote82 2013/6/6 - 09:32

The Ballad of Bill Brakefield

The Ballad of Bill Brakefield
[1971]
Testo trovato su Mudcat Café



Si veda anche al proposito la canzone Fort Dix Stockade di Bob Lusk, anche lui detenuto a Fort Dix ma prima della rivolta.

Il diciannovenne Bill Brakefield disertò nel 1968 ma, invece di provare a scappare in Canada, decise di rendere pubblica la sua decisione. Per qualche giorno riuscì ad evitare l’arresto rifugiandosi nel City College di New York, ma il 7 novembre la polizia fece irruzione, prese Bill e i commilitoni che avevano condiviso la sua lotta e li consegnò alle autorità militari.

All’epoca le corti marziali lavoravano senza sosta: nel 1969 furono celebrati quasi 80.000 processi per diserzione, con il 94% di condanne! E nelle prigioni militari i soldati pacifisti o, comunque, non disposti ad andare a farsi ammazzare o ad uccidere in Vietnam non se la passavano bene…
Quella che segue è una testimonianza dello stesso soldato Brakefield:
“Howie... (Continues)
Come gather 'round friends and a story I'll tell,
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2010/4/19 - 11:50
Song Itineraries: Deserters

Talkin' Reincarnated Draftee Blues

Talkin' Reincarnated Draftee Blues
[1968]
Well, I believe in re-incarnation, you see,
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/4 - 20:27

Home

[2008]
Words by Steve Suffet, Joel Landy, and Anne Price.
Tune: Shul Aroon (Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier) (traditional).

Testo trovato qui.
Home, home, bring our soldiers home.
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/10/30 - 11:03

The Blind Veteran

[2008]
Words by Steve Suffet
Tune: The Blind Fiddler (traditional)

Una canzone in cui la guerra in Vietnam e quella in Iraq s'incontrano.

Testo trovato qui.
I lost my eyes in Vietnam,
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/10/30 - 10:59
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The Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land)

The Green Fields Of France (No Man's Land)
"Willie McBride's Reply" - A parody of "The Green Fields of France" by Stephen L.Suffet.
"Willie McBride's Reply" - Una parodia di "The Green Fields of France" di Stephen L.Suffet.

[1997]

Il testo è ripreso da/Lyrics are reproduced from questa pagina/this page.

Come tutte le grandi canzoni, anche "The Green Fields of France" ha avuto ed ha le sue parodie. Ne presentiamo qui una in cui il soldato semplice Willie McBride da una risposta inequivocabile a Eric Bogle.
WILLIE McBRIDE'S REPLY
(Continues)
Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2005/8/19 - 21:08

Duct Tape!

Duct Tape!
[2003]
Testo di Stephen L.Suffet
Sull'aria di "Slip Knot" di Woody Guthrie

Lyrics and Music by Stephen L.Suffet
To the tune of "Slip Knot" by Woody Guthrie

From: http://polsong.gcal.ac.uk/songs/suffet.html

"The new words were written in 2003 after the U.S. government officials advised people to stock up on duct tape as the war in Iraq seemed imminent. They were to use the tape to seal windows and doors in the event of a chemical or biological attack. The parody is based on Woody Guthrie'a song Slip Knot, written in the 1940s on the subject of lynching."
If you're worried about Osama,
(Continues)
Contributed by Riccardo Venturi 2005/8/19 - 21:03




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