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If I Had A Hammer: Songs Of Hope And Struggle

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Song	Lyrics	Save	Buy
PLAY QUEUE 1 If I Had A Hammer (Hammer Song)		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Banks Of Marble		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Which Side Are You On?		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 Casey Jones (The Union Scab)		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Talking Union		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Joe Hill		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Union Maid		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Step By Step		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Solidarity Forever		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Where Have All the Flowers Gone?		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Talking Atom (Old Man Atom)		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Crow On The Cradle		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream		save
PLAY QUEUE 14 Study War No More (Down By The Riverside)		save
PLAY QUEUE 15 Bourgeois Blues		save
PLAY QUEUE 16 River Of My People		save
PLAY QUEUE 17 Hold On (Keep Your Hand On The Plow)		save
PLAY QUEUE 18 We Shall Overcome		save
PLAY QUEUE 19 He Lies In The American Land		save
PLAY QUEUE 20 Well May The World Go		save
PLAY QUEUE 21 Turn, Turn, Turn		save
PLAY QUEUE 22 Tomorrow Is A Highway		save
PLAY QUEUE 23 Oh, Had I A Golden Thread		save
PLAY QUEUE 24 We'll All Be A-Doubling		save
PLAY QUEUE 25 Arrange And Rearrange		save
PLAY QUEUE 26 If I Had A Hammer (Hammer Song)		save

MOG Editorial Review

Folkways Records' compilation of Pete Seeger's repertoire spans from the end of the '50s through the '60s, a rocky time in American history that would elevate him as a national icon. The songs here are separated by the social cause each spoke out on, namely unions and labor, peace, civil rights, and hope. Seeger's vocal articulation and banjo plucking ring out more significantly in hindsight, but that's not to say his work wasn't appreciated during its era. Seeger's humanitarian ways helped him form friendships with political figures, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Cesar Chavez, and like-minded musicians such as Woody Guthrie. Pete Seeger's folk songs continue to reverberate with each passing generation.
AMG Review of If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle

Richie Unterberger
All Music Guide

Pete Seeger's repertoire was not limited to songs with specific sociopolitical goals, and the most familiar versions of his most popular tunes were done for Columbia. Still, it's hard to imagine doing better than this compilation of Folkways recordings (most from the late '50s and '60s) if you want evidence of Seeger's importance and skills as a spokesperson for worthy causes. Dividing into segments addressing "unions and labor," "peace," "civil rights," and "hope," this has the original 1956 versions of "If I Had a Hammer" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," along with other tunes identified with Seeger like "We Shall Overcome" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" (the last from an unreleased tape of unspecified vintage). The liner notes explain the origins of each song, as well as how their structures have evolved over the years; a couple of 1998 tracks show his spirit intact, but his voice (as he himself admits) losing strength.