Rod Stewart, Maggie May. "Wake up Maggie, I think I got something to say to you/It's late September and I really should be back at school."
Carole King, It Might as Well Rain Until September
The 'sixties forever! We were young, raw, open, impressionable, experience-hungry; we lived intensely and sometimes foolishly. We felt deeply, and suffered deeply. Youth has its truth. And our popular music put to shame much of the stuff that came before and after. Or so we thought. Would I want to live though the 'sixties again? Hell no, I am having too good a time enjoying it memorially at a safe distance. Youth has its truth, but if you can make it into old age with health and intellect intact, and a modicum of the lean green, you are winning the game.
Django Reinhardt, September Song
Walter Huston, September Song
Marcus Mumford and Oscar Isaac, Fare Thee Well
Mumford and the boys cover Dylan's "Farewell." Fabulous. Let it play on.
The Miracles, What's So Good about Good-Bye?
Woody Guthrie, So Long it's been Good to Know You
Peter, Paul, and Mary, Leaving on a Jet Plane
The Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir and Orchestra perform Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door. Cultural appropriation at its finest. Enjoy !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73KU-bCjdUk
Posted by: Joe Odegaard | Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 07:48 AM
Thanks, Joe. Curious. Are these real Russkis? In any case, Dylan's song is a great farewell song.
His YouTube content is being blocked as of last night.
Posted by: BV | Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Hi Bill ! To answer your question (plus some more farewell tunes), the Cowboys are from Finland; the orchestra and choir are genuine Red Army; they have collaborated for quite a while.
The Red Choir ( Also known as the Alexandrov Ensemble )
has helped to keep the cold war cold; here they sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and they sing it well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIiGj9llVKY
Here is Leadbelly singing Farewell Titanic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKH_TEVzUOc
Here are the lyrics to Leadbelly's song:
Captain Smith, when he got his load
Mighta heared him holl'in', All aboa'd
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
Jack Johnson wanted to ge on boa'd;
Captain Smith hollered, "I ain' haulin' no coal."
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
It was midnight on the sea
Band playin', "Nearer My God to Thee."
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
Had them lifeboats aroun'
Savin' the women, lettin' the men go down
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
When the women got out on land
Cryin', "Lawd, have mercy on my man."
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
Jack Johnson heard the mighty shock
Mighta seen the black rascal doin' the Eagle Rock
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
Black man oughta shout for joy
Never lost a girl or either a boy
Cryin', Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well
And here is a great rendition of Nearer My God to Thee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6-R7zYeb9w
Happy Sunday ! You and I, and all of us, are one day nearer to our day of judgement.
Posted by: Joe Odegaard | Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 04:09 PM