Janis Ian at Governor's Island Society's Child 7/5/08

On the fifth day of July, when, as the folk song goes, the cuckoo hollers "cuckoo," in the pouring rain, '60's folk legend Janis Ian sang to an attentive outdoor New York audience of fans. Before each song, she told us a story or two from her autobiography "Society's Child" to be released on July 24. One of them was about the resistance she met to the 1967 hit Society's Child and how she bravely overcame it. The opening part of this video is 15 year old Janis; the rest is Janis at 57, strong and musical as before. Thanks to Trinity Church at Wall Street for putting on the free concert series "Folks on the Island."

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[fruticetum]

What a cute girl in the first clip. Who's the second lady? Her grandmother?

[clairedelune49]

She grew up and so could you!!!

[lascreen]

Oh Frutice, what a tool you are. It is a FACT that Liberals are more educated, make more money, and are higher achievers than toothless, knuckle dragging trash like you.

Btw, the majority DO want a public healthcare option. Willfully ignorant followers like you are holding this Country back from real PROGRESS.

[lasktguy]

What the frig are you talking about? If anything the exact opposite is true. It's been obvious for deaes that Republicans couldn't care less about the general population. All they care about is big business and the rich and denying the truth. I'm all for giving Democrats more power. Look how badly your Republican president of the last eaight years screwed up the country. He left Obama with a huge mess to straighten out and of course the Republicans fight him every step of the way.

[MrAndyStephenson]

Obama 2012, Richardson 2014 - Oklahoma, 2016 Trump

[VABkWrm]

Janice you have always inspired so many people, and you still do. What a testament to the power of music and the written word as tools of change for the good.

[clitoricam]

Okay we are commenting on a great old sixities song right??

[victorsblock]

@TheTalshiar:

hahahahahahahahaha

hahahahahahahahaha

hahahahahahahahaha

LIBTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

[TheTalshiar]

@victorsblock Hey dumbass, go study some history.(No, watching faux noise and listening to Limpballs and beckerhead doesn't count.)

[moshekatan1]

A Shayna Maidel - thanks Janis Bravo

[victorsblock]

@lascreenfagLibtard:

yes, the founding fathers, not the founding libtards, risked life and limb because they knew what the British were: big central govt., oppresive high taxes and hating religion. The founding fathers believed in GOD, big families,low taxes, the right to bear arms, NO baby killing(abortions), ect...... In other words they believed in EVERYTHING you fight against. You are on the side of all liberals(communist, socialist, nazi's, ect...)

leave and fuck up another country please

[lascreen]

@victorsblock

You don't know where Cuba is, you Fascist prick. Our Founding Fathers would be shocked to discover that tools like you would so willingly destroy what they risked life and limb to birth. You have no idea what I'm talking about, huh?

[victorsblock]

do the women get free "strap ons" upon admission a Janis Ian concert?