Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration - Bruce Springsteen

[DinahMoeHum]

Run time: 04:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi7XdtfN3Qg   Posted on YouTube: May 04, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 04, 2009 By DU Member: DinahMoeHum Views on DU: 1198

 
Bruce Springsteen's speech at MSG last night honoring Pete Seeger:


In the opening minute, Bruce is reminiscing about the pre-Inaugural show he and Pete were on and mentioning Pete's decades of activism:
(at 0:57)
"He was so happy that day, it was like...Pete. . .you outlasted the bastards, man..."

:thumbsup::patriot::thumbsup:

[DebbieCDC]

1. Bruce & Pete

:loveya:

[Myrina]

2. "especially the ones we like to leave out of our history as a people" ...

.... Pete's been singing those verses, about and for all of those powerless voices, all these years.


:applause: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE !!! You're a National Treasure !! :party:

[elleng]

3. Is the rest of the concert available?

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[DinahMoeHum]

4. You can go to YouTube for bits and pieces of the show right now. . .

but I'm sure there will be a showing on PBS stations and a DVD in the not-too-distant future.

I was at the show; there were notices posted throughout MSG indicating that the show was being recorded for TV and that our presence implied consent.