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GUEST,Pete Peterson at work Godless 'hymns' or Atheism Church Music? (84* d) RE: BS: Godless 'hymns' or Atheism Church Music? 17 May 00


WOW what a thread! For things that we believe in that deeply, it's good to see the amount of mutual respect that keeps being stated and re-stated. I agree with teh suggestion of some of the Joe Hill songs; I haven't seen Power in the Union (which U. Utah Phillips considered Joe's best song) mentioned yet. My two favorite songs along these lines: Give me the Roses (Dick, forgive me, I didn't look to see if it's in the database) which I know from the Carter Family but also found in my Sacred Harp book under the name of "Odum" Stan Roger's Mary Ellen Carter (Rise again!) I heard an anecdote that he had deliberately written it as an allegory. I hope so; he's not around for me to ask. And to Mark and John o' Brisbane (is that anywhere near Dreams?) thanks for Old Time Religion-- you had a couple verses I've never seen before! Some that I sing that aren't in most people's collection are:

We will all chant Hare Krishna
We will all chant Hare Krishna
I can't find it in the Mishna
but it's good enough for me

We will sacrifice to Kali
Though embracing her is folly
She is quite a handful-- golly
And she's good enough for me

It was good enough for Dagon
A conservative old Pagan
Who still votes for Ronald Reagon
and it's. . .


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