Old Folkie - Harry Chapin's tribute to Pete Seeger

At the age of 88, Pete Seeger's reputation as singer, songwriter and activist is well documented. The singing conscience of a nation for 60 years - even if that nation didn't want to listen - there are few causes that Seeger did not espouse, or sing about.
The late Harry Chapin was, like Seeger, New York born and bred. He was not so much a writer of songs, but of short stories set to music. Like Seeger, he was a great humanitarian - raising money to combat world hunger long before other musical 'celebrities' thought of it.

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[Cldfsn0200]

Hey video posting guy...  Harry Chapin was Canadian not American born in NY. DOPE!

[SplashPix]

Thank you for your attempt at a reasoned and informed critique. You have failed on both counts.

Harry Forster Chapin was born on December 7 1942 in St Vincent's Hospital, New York. (See 'Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story' by Peter M. Coan)

I think people other than you would have noticed had Canada claimed sovereignty over New York.

[SplashPix]

As for you comment about Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, the version I heard was that Seeger went looking for an axe to cut the power cable. If that had happened, the world would have lost a great musician and a true humanitarian.

We would have missed Pete an awful lot.

I can only suggest that you listen to your doctors (rather than the voices in your head) and keep taking the tablets.

[SplashPix]

Yes, it is. I edited out the spoken intro, otherwise it would have been too long. There's a good studio version on the 'Legends Of The Lost And Found' album, but I only have a cassette of that and the sound quality is poorer.

[Tommy666Slayer]

Miss you Harry!

Good Old Pete Seeger rage on my brother!

[PooBah891]

Have to disagree about "not a writer of songs"--yes, stories set to music as did many others. His were melodic. I still put Phil Ochs on the same level of Dylan---topical and yet some great musical pieces. Harry Chapin was unique and we will not see that like again---charisma, talent, humanity, the list goes on.

[sabbirashraf]

@Cldfsn0200 Dont put boundaries when someone devotes his life for humanity and when someother inspire those of devoted souls.

[allenshepard]

ronnie gibert was hot

[doctorterror69]

@SplashPix I thought Legends of the Lost and Found was a live album?

[zubiac]

I uploaded the other (live) version of "Old Folkie" in good quality:

youtube.com/watch?v=A3wG7Iv-RS­Q

[equinelassi]

@Cldfsn0200 your an idiot

[windyrec]

Not one of Harry's best songs.....

[gramajewels]

Thank you so much for your praise of HC I have loved him for 30 years + now and your soooo right, we will never see the combo agian in one person.

[MW277j]

Great tribute from one humanitarian to another. I wonder what Pete and Harry would say about us today.

[arthurdonachy]

as much as i love h i hope there will come a better