These lyrics from an original Turkish poem by Nazim Hikmet, English translation by Jeanette Turner were set to music by Pete Seeger in 1962, using music by James Waters, (“The Great Silkie”). Pete sang the song in C, and later in life D. Choirs might usefully sing it in D or E. Note that the… Continue reading I Come and Stand at Every Door
Tag: Protest Song
One World, One Chance: A Song
I don’t know the provenance of this song. The two bits of sheet music I have found have the attribution, “Devised by Raised Voices of Climate Change Demonstration”, London December 3rd 2005. Tune: “Mayenziwe ‘Ntando Yakho”. Full SATB Version (Scroll down or click here for a simplified version) Sheet Music: PDF All Parts Soprano or… Continue reading One World, One Chance: A Song
Joe Hill: The Song
Scroll down for lyrics, sheet music and practice tracks. Joe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund in Gävle, Sweden, and also known as Joseph Hillström (October 7, 1879– November 19, 1915) was a songwriter, itinerant laborer, and union organizer, who became famous around the world after a Utah court (wrongly) convicted him of murder. Even before the international… Continue reading Joe Hill: The Song
The Internationale
Here is an arrangement of this truly revolutionary song, The Internationale, the original words by Eugene Pottier (1871), and music by Pierre De Geyter (1888). This arrangement in G major, for the Illawarra Union Singers, by Doug McPherson (2021) from earlier arrangements by Jerry Engelbach, (2001), and Alan Bush (1948). Sheet Music With Words; Click… Continue reading The Internationale
We Shall Not Give Up The Fight
A song from South Africa, in this incarnation, inviting a unified and humanitarian response to the refugee crisis. Original Sheet Music Practice Tracks On PC Right Click Title to Download On Android Devices, Press and Hold to Download All Parts Soprano/Melody Alto Tenor Bass In Performance
It’s Getting Really Hard to Sing Advance Australia Fair
A newer, simpler arrangement of this song can be found here: Here is Keith Binns’ 2014 rewrite of the lyrics to Advance Australia Fair; a commentary on the xenophobia inherent in our current policy on asylum seekers arriving by boat. In the arrangement presented here, for a small group of singers, I have largely dispensed… Continue reading It’s Getting Really Hard to Sing Advance Australia Fair
In My Shoes: A Song
Image by By Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0. A song about the plight of refugees, asylum seekers, wanting to find sanctuary in Australia, by Marianne Tozer and Lyndon Piddington, with further arrangement by Doug McPherson. The song is offered in two keys, Em and Fm. Fm is probably the best key for singing… Continue reading In My Shoes: A Song
Tolpuddle Man: A Song Arrangement
Here is an arrangement of a song by Graham Moore, a commemoration of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Scroll down for sheet music and practice tracks. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of 19th century Dorset agricultural labourers who were arrested for and convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural… Continue reading Tolpuddle Man: A Song Arrangement
Share Our Country: Jacobs Ladder
Gerri Wood’s lyrics to an old hymn tune, pleading for compassion and understanding towards asylum seekers and refugees. Download Sheet Music and Lyrics The cropped files give a bigger printout, but you might need to find a printer setting that say “Fit” or “Fit to printer margins”. If that doesn’t work, print the regular file!… Continue reading Share Our Country: Jacobs Ladder
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Image by Jorgen Carlberg Ed McCurdy‘s simple, evocative and widely covered anti-war song, “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream”, has been recorded in seventy-six languages (including covers by The Weavers in 1960, the Chad Mitchell Trio in 1962, Simon & Garfunkel in 1964,Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1964 (in Swedish), Hannes Wader in 1979 (in German), Johnny… Continue reading Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream