Ed McCurdy's The Strangest Dream

"Ed McCurdy's The Strangest Dream" Copyright 1950 by Ed McCurdy. Performed 2/6/2010 by Herb Hartman.  I call this wonderful song a "Speakeasy for Peace".  The Kellogg/Briand Pact originally signed August 27,1928 seemed to have been a foreshadowing enactment of
McCurdy's dream of the Peoples of the World renouncing war, as was the United Nations' Charter of 1945.  So why the virtual continuum of war throughout the years?  Perhaps a secret countervailing agreement to make Peace illegal exists somewhere in the shadowy 'realpolitik' chambers of world diplomacy. As a 'speakeasy' provided a way to circumvent Prohibition in America, a "Speakeasy for Peace"
can be considered a gentle protest against the possible secret agreement that seems to work continuously against Peace. As a speakeasy requires a password, I suggest that "Ed McCurdys Strangest Dream" be the password for entry to a "Speakeasy for Peace". Herbert I. Hartman, 2/21/2010.

The song "The Strangest Dream" was composed by Ed McCurdy in 1950 and has since been recorded by many artists in several languages. This performance was played using a Euphonon mandola and filmed at Guitar Works Ltd. in Evanston, Illinois. (Thanks to Terry Straker.) Herb

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[anicegirl1000]

Love you Ed

[Rudipolt]

Fine Song!

Thanks for posting!

Aloha from Hawaii!

[climbabook1]

hey its mark klein from class three semesters back, its great to see you still playing. keep up the good work, good man.