Thanksgiving Special: Protest Songs
The answer, my friend…is not a lyric in the any of the songs the McCoy Brothers discuss. For this annual drunk Thanksgiving Special, Rob, Dan, and John talk about Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, One Tin Soldier, and Alice’s Restaurant.
Listen to this episode (35 minutes)
Links
- Pathetic Fallacy: Hurrah for the Pumpkin Pie
- The Kingston Trio: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (1961)
- The Original Caste: One Tin Soldier (1969)
- Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant Massacree (1967)
A companion essay for this episode on my blog about Thanksgiving specials and protest songs.
One of the most successful covers of this song, originally by Pete Seeger.
In the episode I don’t remember who wrote this song, but it was Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.
Here it is in all its 18 1/2 minute glory.
