In honor of Pete Seeger, who just turned 90

Run time: 03:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhxjqM4y5f4   Posted on YouTube: March 05, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 04, 2009 By DU Member: Adenoid_Hynkel Views on DU: 349

 
Video of his infamous appearance on the Smothers Brothers

Pete takes the audience through a history lesson of war-inspired songs, which was followed immediately by his performance of Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, which can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXnJVkEX8O4


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From wikipedia:
"The song was considered symbolic of the Vietnam War and President Lyndon Johnson's policy of escalation, then widely seen as pushing the United States deeper into the increasingly unpopular war. Seeger often performed the song at concerts and rallies, and in late 1967 he was invited to perform on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Seeger chose to perform "Big Muddy", and sang the song on the taping of the CBS show in September, 1967 but CBS management objected to its political tone, and censored the song prior to broadcast. Following the strong objections of the show's hosts, CBS later relented, and allowed Seeger to come back and sing the song on the Brothers' February 25, 1968 show. This broadcast is included on the DVD: The Best of the Smothers Brothers."

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Pete at Obama's inaugural, leading everyone in "This Land is Your Land":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YlLtmMV8zs