I think we’re going to end off our list with what i like to call songs that
with what i like to call songs that
with what i like to call songs that inspire a movement this isn’t
inspire a movement this isn’t
inspire a movement this isn’t necessarily a movement within itself
necessarily a movement within itself
necessarily a movement within itself this is kind of songs that are so
this is kind of songs that are so
this is kind of songs that are so powerful that they seem to be associated
powerful that they seem to be associated
powerful that they seem to be associated over and over again as political protest
over and over again as political protest
over and over again as political protest songs no matter what the movement you
songs no matter what the movement you
songs no matter what the movement you can find a way to associate these songs
can find a way to associate these songs
can find a way to associate these songs with them the best example of a song
with them the best example of a song
with them the best example of a song like this is we shall overcome there’s a
like this is we shall overcome there’s a
like this is we shall overcome there’s a lot a bit of speculation as to where
lot a bit of speculation as to where
lot a bit of speculation as to where exactly this song derives from a lot of
exactly this song derives from a lot of
exactly this song derives from a lot of people think that it comes from Reverend
people think that it comes from Reverend
people think that it comes from Reverend Charles Tilton’s i’ll overcome which was
Charles Tilton’s i’ll overcome which was
Charles Tilton’s i’ll overcome which was written somewhere around the 19 around
written somewhere around the 19 around
written somewhere around the 19 around me the the turn of the 20th century
me the the turn of the 20th century
me the the turn of the 20th century we’re not positive executive and as the
we’re not positive executive and as the
we’re not positive executive and as the story goes it’s I mean it’s it’s just
story goes it’s I mean it’s it’s just
story goes it’s I mean it’s it’s just one of these great stories we’re like a
one of these great stories we’re like a
one of these great stories we’re like a you know an african-american women in
you know an african-american women in
you know an african-american women in Charleston heard it and saying about a
Charleston heard it and saying about a
Charleston heard it and saying about a at a tobacco company you know and and
at a tobacco company you know and and
at a tobacco company you know and and she sold it to her to a white woman her
she sold it to her to a white woman her
she sold it to her to a white woman her friends ofili a Horton some who sang it
friends ofili a Horton some who sang it
friends ofili a Horton some who sang it to the finders of a high grove Folk
to the finders of a high grove Folk
to the finders of a high grove Folk Festival and one of those people saying
Festival and one of those people saying
Festival and one of those people saying it to Pete Seeger all of this to say
it to Pete Seeger all of this to say
it to Pete Seeger all of this to say eventually the song got back to pete
eventually the song got back to pete
eventually the song got back to pete seeger now Pete Seeger is someone who
seeger now Pete Seeger is someone who
seeger now Pete Seeger is someone who definitely is is phenomenal I mean we
definitely is is phenomenal I mean we
definitely is is phenomenal I mean we know him as part of like folk movement
know him as part of like folk movement
know him as part of like folk movement we know him as someone who was a civil
we know him as someone who was a civil
we know him as someone who was a civil activist he produced sing out which was
activist he produced sing out which was
activist he produced sing out which was a magazine and pete seeger is also the
a magazine and pete seeger is also the
a magazine and pete seeger is also the same person who who I mean how many
same person who who I mean how many
same person who who I mean how many times is his man been to Washington it
times is his man been to Washington it
times is his man been to Washington it just led people in song you know I mean
just led people in song you know I mean
just led people in song you know I mean this is the same guy who who had
this is the same guy who who had
this is the same guy who who had everyone chanting John Lennon’s give
everyone chanting John Lennon’s give
everyone chanting John Lennon’s give peace a chance at the La Jolla at the
peace a chance at the La Jolla at the
peace a chance at the La Jolla at the march on Washington and 69 and it’s pete
march on Washington and 69 and it’s pete
march on Washington and 69 and it’s pete seeger who who really popularized we
seeger who who really popularized we
seeger who who really popularized we shall overcome he actually changed it
shall overcome he actually changed it
shall overcome he actually changed it from i’ll overcome to we shall overcome
from i’ll overcome to we shall overcome
from i’ll overcome to we shall overcome and at some point in the 60s you know
and at some point in the 60s you know
and at some point in the 60s you know when everything was being copyrighted
when everything was being copyrighted
when everything was being copyrighted nobody really knew exactly where this
nobody really knew exactly where this
nobody really knew exactly where this song come from or what the story was so
song come from or what the story was so
song come from or what the story was so Pete Seeger went ahead and he
Pete Seeger went ahead and he
Pete Seeger went ahead and he copyrighted it all the royalties from
copyrighted it all the royalties from
copyrighted it all the royalties from this song go to the we shall overcome
this song go to the we shall overcome
this song go to the we shall overcome fund which is administered by highland
fund which is administered by highland
fund which is administered by highland during used to give small grants for
during used to give small grants for
during used to give small grants for cultural expression involving
cultural expression involving
cultural expression involving african-american organizations in the
african-american organizations in the
african-american organizations in the u.s. south which is really cool and like
u.s. south which is really cool and like
u.s. south which is really cool and like go Pete Seeger for doing that you know
go Pete Seeger for doing that you know
go Pete Seeger for doing that you know and
and
and you don’t care about a lot of people who
you don’t care about a lot of people who
you don’t care about a lot of people who get the rights to songs or copyright
get the rights to songs or copyright
get the rights to songs or copyright songs and then do something really good
songs and then do something really good
songs and then do something really good and fit Pete Seeger someone who’s really
and fit Pete Seeger someone who’s really
and fit Pete Seeger someone who’s really turned around and he kind of said i’m
turned around and he kind of said i’m
turned around and he kind of said i’m gonna copy write this off but I take
gonna copy write this off but I take
gonna copy write this off but I take responsibility for the fact that I
responsibility for the fact that I
responsibility for the fact that I didn’t write it and every done that
didn’t write it and every done that
didn’t write it and every done that comes in from this song I’m gonna get
comes in from this song I’m gonna get
comes in from this song I’m gonna get back to a social activist cause so which
back to a social activist cause so which
back to a social activist cause so which is why I thought it was great to end
is why I thought it was great to end
is why I thought it was great to end with we shall overcome isn’t that a
with we shall overcome isn’t that a
with we shall overcome isn’t that a wonderful message
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