We Shall Overcome

I just purchased Bruce Springsteen's lastest cd, "Live in Dublin: Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band," and have been listening to it at work today - I would highly recommend it to anyone! The cd is Bruce and company playing the great folk songs of Pete Seeger, mingled in with some of Bruce's rarer songs.

Pete Seeger, for those of you who are younger than I am, was a prominent folk/protest singer and political activist from the 1950's into the 1980's. He is now nearly 90 years old, and still sings on occassion. Pete's was a voice lent for many great causes, ranging from the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to the Civil Rights Movement, from the Vietnam War to environmental matters. To me, his is a voice that resonates with my youth, having heard him on PBS many, many years ago. Each time I've heard his familiar voice, I am instantly brought back to that PBS special - amazing how even though I haven't seen that show in over 20 years, I can still vividly remember it, and his mesmorizing performance. Pete's life is an amazing example of fighting for others, for the rights of all, and for our planet.

"We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome some day. Darling, here in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome some day."

Pete Seeger, We Shall Overcome