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What is a song you know that references a (near) accident, a (near) catastrophe, a historical event, etc? See comments for examples: "We almost Lost Detroit" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". (hexbear.net)
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[–] asg101@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Phil Ochs had too many to count, including "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends", "Crucifixion" , "Joe Hill", "Ballad of Medgar Evers", " The Marines Have Landed on the Shores of Santo Domingo", etc. Lots of historic events, tributes to fallen comrades and just everyday victims of capitalism and empire.

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Joe Hill is actually a ballad composed in 1936 by Alfred Hayes and Earl Robinson.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hill_(song)

[–] Nationalgoatism@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This is a little confusing, because there is also a ballad by Phil Ochs called Joe Hill. Both are worth listening to though.

https://youtu.be/n8Kxq9uFDes -Joe Hill by Alfred Hayes, performed by Paul Robeson

https://youtu.be/kozWk8Ff_Xg -Joe Hill by Phil Ochs

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago

That is a bit. Im only familiar with the Joan Baez cover, which I guess is properly called "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night", which is the version used for the theme song in the Joe Hill movie.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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