HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE

[rayandreina]

History is not actually repeating itself. Rather, it is simply stuttering over an issue that it obviously refuses to ever address. The issue in question: liberating people from fear.

[rangerrick67]

It's sad that he died young and penniless. His music is so moving and will live on forever.

[1michelemichele1]

*sigh*

[rayandreina]

Yes, there IS a time of great joy coming; hard times, tears, and pain shall be no more.

o:-) Ahhh...

At least, not until it comes time for the next incarnation.

o:'-(

[banksiasong]

Just like people got behind Roosevelt and got through that terrible time, they now have to support Obama and reject the hate and simplicity of the Teabaggers and crackpots, or the US will completely be led over the abyss never to recover.

[starlight1946]

Oh Lord, is History repeating itself again? How many are unemployed?

[timetowakeup00]

Stephen Foster was a genius

[rexlibris99]

@timetowakeup00

"Stephen Foster was a genius"

You are indeed correct. It never ceases to amaze me how important his songs are all over the world nearly 150 years after his death.

[southdakotaslim]

Thank you for creating this video. Great pairing of video and images.

[tomkellycartoons]

Beautifully done.

I weep.

Thomas Hampson's version is lovely, too.

Thank you.

[regalo5a]

this video show us with terrible beauty how escencial is design good economic policies everytime

[fanchbrezoneg]

WONDERFUL !!!!!!

Please can you say who are the singers and the cd label?

Thank you all

[tubi333]

Good posting. But, 2:03, at least these times came again :(

[jpcelsie]

very sweet...thx

[lengelwolf]

You just did a superb job with this.

[rexlibris99]

Thanks for the kind words.

[GrahamsJulia]

Extremely moving. Who were the singers. They are very good.

[rayandreina]

@GrahamsJulia The artist is Douglas Jimerson; you can purchase it as an MP3 Download.

[paulinskill01]

I've been looking for

this recording for a long time.

It was in a PBS show about

Steven Foster and it inspired

me to spend at least a year learning

the song on every instrument I've got.

Thanks for posting.

[civlwrbuf]

Actually, it originally aired in a special on civil war music called Somgs of the Civil War with the singers being Kate & Anna McGarrigle And Families. They also sang Foster's Better Times Are Coming in the same style. Don't forget to catch Waylon Jennings, John Hartfords and Kathy Mateas contribution to the recording as well. Also of note there is a video of this recording under the same title.

[rexlibris99]

Good catch. I normally prefer to use music in its historic setting. However, this one goes particularly well wit the Great Depression since Foster wrote it in the 1850s during another economic crisis. The McGarrigale's version is the best I've ever heard.

[TheOpiumDistrict]

Nice version. The best I ever heard was sung by Mirah. And is on her album with The Black Cat Orchestra. Just flawless.

[fanchbrezoneg]

The best is Mare Winningham version in the movie GEORGIA

[TheOpiumDistrict]

I could only find a tiny clip, but it seems like it could top Mirah's. I'll have to hear the entire thing to know. Thanks.

[southdakotaslim]

@rexlibris99 - I'm sure there were plenty of folks around in the bleak days of '32 who were all to familiar with this song and it's spot-on relevance to their own lives. Many protestant hymnals - north and south, east and west - would have contained this, and there even may have been some still alive who sang it around a campfire or two 70 years before.

[pinknblues1]

Beautiful and I agree with your sentiments 100%-thank you

[slappy6817]

Beautiful and moving.

[heliodor001]

Great rendition as it should be sung. The pictures greatly add to the song. +10 on 1to 10.