Uploaded by catman916 on Aug 27, 2009
Current economic times are tough and may seem familiar to those who experienced them before. These images are gritty and real. Sometimes history repeats itself, but hopefully the worst is behind us. Although "Hard Times Come Again No More" sounds as if it were written during the Great Depression, it was actually written in 1854 by Stephen C. Foster, America's pioneer songwriter. Mavis Staples, one of the greatest living gospel and R&B singers, recorded the song as part of the CD "Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster" a tribute album released on the Emergent Music label in 2004. Included are many of his famous and some lesser known songs recorded with contemporary interpretations and arrangements.
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"Hard times..." was an expression heard by us kids from our folks, often followed by a sigh or silence. Much of that iconic experience was beyond the description of words, as silent memories replayed themselves in emotion. Emotion has the longest and clearest memory. The greed of financiers took their world apart, while a good government rescued so many from sheer destitution and starvation called The Great Depression. "Hard times..., hard times, come again no more..."?
1 week ago 10
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This song never leaves. It just always stays with me. I love hearing Mavis sing it.
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love the inspirational beauty of Ms. Mavis Staples voice!
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Mavis Staples ..........by your glorious powerful expressive voice you had moved my Heart that I had never experienced in my life before! It made me felt the pain and sorrow of those that went through the hardest of times each day to survive! May God bless you Mavis..!
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while we seek mirth and beauty...
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mavis you are beyond compare...this truly amazes me!
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What a great version!
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a song for our times
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what a poignant song and images
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A Stephen Foster song.
judgejonny99 2 months ago
@judgejonny99 See info.
catman916 2 months ago
I've been searching youtube most of the last hour for the best version of this, and I think I've found it! Praise God for Mavis Staples and her beautiful family
mempheel 1 year ago
@mempheel I agree with you. James Taylor also does this very well.
catman916 1 year ago