"we're waist deep in the Big Muddy / and the big fool says to push on."

[larryhammer]

While I'm on music, I've been meaning to post this for over a year:

Pete Seeger performing "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968.

I was introduced to this by Richard Shindell's cover. This live performance seems to be the best version available on YouTube (song starts a minute in). The album version (link to artist website) is worth listening to. But heck, the whole album's worth having anyway, so just go get that, 'k?

---L.

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Thursday: funny facts about writers and antiwar songs

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[larryhammer]

Ya, about the still appropriate.

---L.

[packbat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that.

[larryhammer]

De nada.

---L.

[sovay]

Pete Seeger performing "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968.

I grew up on Pete Seeger; I have thought of that song frequently over the past seven years. The cover version that amazes me is Dick Gaughan's.

[larryhammer]

!!

Thanks for that.

---L.

[sovay]

Thanks for that.

Welcome. Thanks for the Richard Shindell.