Tuesday, May 19, 2015

What I have been listening to lately #71

Four different versions of "Solidarity Forever," written by Ralph Chaplin a hundred years ago:

Utah Phillips--



Pete Seeger--



For a more dirge-like feel, there's Leonard Cohen--



And, finally, my very favorite version--

"Hockey ought to be sternly forbidden, as it is not only annoying but dangerous." Halifax Morning Sun, quoted in Michael McKinley's Hockey - A People's History