Pete Seeger: Ode to Joy

[TheNancy2525]

Perfect. This song is the essence of joy, the music, the lyrics, the chorus joining in...it brings tears to my eyes. It is just about my favorite song on the planet.

[bfandreasyt]

A new stanza to the Ode to Joy has been added. I can't ever think of Schiler's Ode to Joy without the glorious music of Beethoven. And this one.

Let's keep adding to it.

Rettung von Tyrannenketten,

Großmut auch dem Bösewicht,

Hoffnung auf den Sterbebetten,

Gnade auf dem Hochgericht!

[iveyswaringen]

great clip keep it up =) 

[jazz31162]

I just like the banjo part.

[MrJoinuptoday]

The words, the message is so haunting. In this world, so filled with animosity and divisions, this is one message that should be spread everywhere. All for one, and one for all.

[Hygge234]

I'm not so much to the benovets Version of this song aber

on banjo it sounds wired on a funny way :D

and the he sing very good

[ramxtreme]

yes

[RevNTheogen]

This is johnny cash singing

[kojak543]

@RevNTheogen sorry friend this is the one and only Pete Seeger

[RevNTheogen]

@kojak543 you're right, his voice in this is more gruff and melancholy than I usually hear I thought it might have been from the rainbow quest.

[TheTurbogus]

The 5th of the 9th has since the first I heard it welled tears in my eyes for it's intrinsic beauty of the melody, far earier than I learned the words further evoking such emotions from within me. Up 'till now I've know the 5th (presto - o freunde, nicht diese töne! - allegro assai) as the most wonderfull dramatic piece I've heard. Now I see the beauty of the 5th of the 9th loses no integrity from genre to genre. God Bless you Pete!

[pacificaaurawynn]

Ah, Pete Seeger, what a man. I always did like his music, but never knew about his history. Am now reading up on his life. Incredible.

*waves at Garfield* Hi fellow Dutchie! :)

[SockoSimian]

wow!

[ArkRed1]

What a marvelous version. I think old Ludwig would approve. Pete never ceases to amaze me with what he comes up with. Such a great American icon. God bless you Pete.

[Crazykid006]

I want to tell you a story: Some mornings, the air is very clean and fresh. This morning was like that. I got up around 8 and went outside. I immediatly got my flute and played this song. There was a fisherman on a bridge near me. soon others came to listen. by the end of the song i had an audience. I finished, and nobody said a word. The fisher that was there first stopped as i was walking home and said "Thank You."

Sorry for such a long posting.

[novocain13]

How lovely... :)

[GarfieldFTW]

@Crazykid006 nice, I think that this song inspires people because it's about life.

I just want to say: I live in the Netherlands and I can tell you, keep up playing for people.

You have a wonderful talent!!!

[Crazykid006]

@GarfieldFTW If you live in the Netherlands how'd you come to hear of Pete Seeger?

[GarfieldFTW]

@Crazykid006 I just heared it in my history class and liked it so much, I ask my teacher the source XD

[bfandreasyt]

@Crazykid006 That's how stuff gets started. It's a song abot personal freedom and against destiny and frankly the most important song about being human ever. Full stop.

Simply singing it brightens anothers day. And that's what this is about.

Thank you.

[HollyLimbo]

@Crazykid006 A lovely little vignette ! Such things are what makes life good.

[bfandreasyt]

@Crazykid006 Put the original lyrics into context. Imagine you were at the mercy of your sovereign who could choose your profession for you and reassign you at whim. Scholar today, peasant tomorrow. Your sovereign being a petty duke, baron or something. Every few 50 miles another. Your one best chance was the likes of Napoleon. This was the reality in Schillers time. So using the original as a drinking toast was quite bold.

Pete Seeger added another verse to this great hymn to freedom.

[SKybomb]

Anyone know if Pete has been made a member of the Music Hall of Fame if not he should.

[serdar55celik1]

Great! first melody is from ''petrushka''.

Passing to '' an die freude'' is very very beautiful.

[Tennie1123]

This was so beautiful..... I love folk music !never had much experience in hearing it until I moved to Virginia...I love watching it on PBS when they have shows on it.

This was excellent!!!

[discodamon]

love this one too, but i was lookin for Seegers song from Raising Arizona. Hands up, who has it?

[lloydhofer]

Never thought of the banjo for this piece. Leave it to Pete to create something wonderful in so many ways. I love this.

[IANANDERICSMOM]

Beethoven's Ode to Joy on the banjo! Listen to the words also; this is wonderful.

[educatedAtheist]

Thank you so much I am going to look for it on line

[educatedAtheist]

I love this piece does any one know what album or CD it is on?

[CFGerli]

Yes I know it's on the CD titled "Pete" and in entirety also a great CD!!!