Dangerous Songs!?

by Pete Seeger

Dangerous Songs!? cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:51
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Leaning fully into his role as a musical provocateur, Pete Seeger presents a collection of contemporary folk songs deemed politically controversial. The stripped-down acoustic performances serve primarily as vehicles for biting social commentary and unyielding protest.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, acoustic, protest, political, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Medley: Robin The Bobbin/ Mary, Mary Quite Contrary/ Little Jack Horner (0:26)
  2. Die Gedanken Sind Frei (1:40)
  3. Jackaro (3:51)
  4. Never Wed An Old Man (2:24)
  5. John Brown's Body (1:49)
  6. Going Across The Mountains (3:06)
  7. Harry Simms (2:03)
  8. King Henry (3:26)
  9. Medley: Ode To Joy/ Goliath Goliath (1:49)
  10. Queen Anne Front (3:28)
  11. Joe Hill's "Casey Jones" (1:57)
  12. One Grain Of Sand (1:48)
  13. The Pill (2:20)
  14. Draft Dodger Rag (2:08)
  15. Mao Tse Tung (0:35)
  16. Walking Down Death Row (3:41)
  17. Two From Shakespeare: Full Fathom Five/ Perchance to Win (1:39)
  18. Beans In My Ears (3:21)
  19. Equinoxial (3:16)
  20. Joe Hill's "Casey Jones" (2:27)
  21. What Next? (2:27)

Credits

  • Pete Seeger - primary artist
  • Fred Hellerman - accompanied by [vocals, guitar]
  • John Hammond - producer

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