Who sang Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Pete SeegerWhere Have All the Flowers Gone / ArtistPeter Seeger was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead Belly’s “Goodnight, Irene”, which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Wikipedia
What is the story behind Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Songfacts®: Seeger's lyrics show how war and suffering can by cyclical in nature: girls pick flowers, men pick girls, men go to war and fill graves with their dead which get covered with flowers. >>
Where Have All the Flowers Gone covers?
Covers of Where Have All the Flowers Gone? by Pete Seeger
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Olivia Newton-John (2004) …
- Sag' Mir, Wo Die Blumen Sind by Marlene Dietrich (1962) …
- Gdzie Są Kwiaty Z Tamtych Lat? …
- Que Sont Devenues Les Fleurs by Dalida and Raymond Lefèvre (1962)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone critical analysis?
The overall meaning of the song "Where have all the Flowers Gone" is that history repeats itself. The phrase "When will they ever learn" refers to the idea that society fails to break the continuous cycle that history is know to be. We go to war, and as a result we have dead soldiers.
Who wrote If I Had a Hammer?
Lee Hays Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer/Composers The song was originally composed by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes, who wrote the first draft by passing a slip of paper back and forth between themselves during a meeting. When Peter, Paul, and Mary sang it, they included "sisters" as well as "brothers" in the chorus.
Why was if I had a hammer so controversial?
The song premiered at a benefit for Communist Party leaders on trial. The lyrics were considered so controversial that no commercial publisher would touch it. According to Seeger, "The message was that we have got tools and we are going to succeed. This is what a lot of spirituals say.
Is Pete Seeger still alive?
Deceased (1919–2014)Pete Seeger / Living or Deceased