We Have Fed You All a Thousand Years

~ Release by Utah Phillips (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Boss
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
0:17
2We Have Fed You All a Thousand Years
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
We Have Fed You All for a Thousand Years (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Rudolf von Liebich
2:07
3Sheep and Goats
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
1:03
4The Timberbeast's Lament
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
1:41
5Dump the Bosses Off Your Back
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
Dump the Bosses Off Your Back (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
John Brill
parody version of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
4:16
6The Lumberjack's Prayer
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
1:51
7Mr. Block
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
Mr. Block (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter)
4:27
8The Preacher and the Slave
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
The Preacher and the Slave (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (in 1911)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9612)
parody version of:
The Sweet By-and-By
4:14
9The Popular Wobbly
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
The Popular Wobbly (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
T-Bone Slim
parody version of:
They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me
2:05
10Casey Jones - The Union Scab
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
Casey Jones—the Union Scab (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (in 1911)
parody version of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones
2:58
11Where the Fraser River Flows
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
2:54
12Bread and Roses
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
Bread and Roses (Mimi Farina tune) (in 1981-02)
composer:
Mimi Fariña (in 1974)
is based on:
Bread and Roses (1911 poem)
2:57
13Joe Hill
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night (Robinson/Hayes) (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
Alfred Hayes (in 1930)
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist) (in 1936)
dedicated to:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
4:15
14Union Burying Ground
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
3:34
15The Two Bums
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
0:57
16Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7992)
parody version of:
Revive Us Again
5:35
17Solidarity Forever
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
Solidarity Forever (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
Ralph Chaplin (from 1914 until 1915-01-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15158)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body
4:31
18There Is Power in a Union
recorded in:
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02) and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (in 1981-02)
live cover recording of:
There is Power in a Union (Joe Hill) (in 1981-02)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (early 1900s US songwriter) (in 1913)
composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist)
parody version of:
There Is Power in the Blood
3:45

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ASIN:US: B0000003R5 [info]