Pete Seeger - Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream

An Anti-War video by Spadecaller updates this classic peace song originally written in 1950 by Ed McCurdy (January 11, 1919 - March 23, 2000), a folk singer, songwriter, television actor and good friend of Pete Seeger. This great anti-war classic became the official theme songs respectfully for the Peace Corps and VISTA.

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[RedZeppelin]

the first 50 seconds of this are a total waste of time

[MrDcasciato]

What you'll never understand is that violence only begets more violence. If we continue to act as the police of the world, we will continue to produce criminals. At this rate, there is more reason for their violence than there is for ours; we are the mass murderers, the radicals, and they are the police, stopping violent men from attacking their country.

[cumomsandcureloms]

Some evil people don't need violence to beget violence, they beget it all by themselves

[Chloe Ramsden]

Doing this for the school ANZAC Assembly. <3

[Angela Vaughan]

Shame we couldn't do a duet.. Best wishes to you and keep singing! X

[siwla virago]

Am 63 , still sing it, it's a very moving song. Youngsters say 'where did you get that brilliant song !'.

[tehr0x]

Truth

From a non American

[C6H12B26]

Great !!!! The original tune is from 1609-1615 ... a Renaissance lute tablature in the famous The Rowallan Manuscript Edingurgh University Library, Laing III 487 (page 5).

Well, the original has a great second part, too (more instrumental, perhaps) which the great Ed McCurdy did not use for his so beautiful song. Found on Youtube ...

*****

Merci beaucoup !

[thiaanthony]

PEACE ONE DAY

[SSMFDC]

The idea is for all humans to be peaceful.