1807 The Nightwatchman - I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night

From: Union Town; Year: 2011; Genre: Folk/Folk Rock

The other day I saw a live performance on the television of Tom Morello's folk/rock project The Nightwatchman; to say the least it was very interesting hearing such a different sound out great musician who is usually heard playing extreme forms of metal.
Anyway, this of course was one of many of the songs they played that I liked. As with most of the songs on this album it is a cover of a union/protest song; this one was originally a poem written by Alfred Hayes about a labor activist named Joe Hill. In the mid 1930s Earl Robinson set the poem to music as a union/protest song, which has been covered a bit since.

Hear I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night on YouTube.

My song pick a year ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Childlike Faith In Childhood's End

My song pick two years ago today: Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday

My song pick three years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra - Ticket To The Moon

My song pick four years ago today: ABBA - So Long

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