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Plow Under--The Almanac Singers (1941)

Peet Seeger was a member of the Almanacs. This anti-World War II song was inspired by a speech given by Sen. Burton K. Wheeler (D-Mont.)in January, 1941, in which he accused the Roosevelt administration of pursuing a foreign policy that would "plow under every fourth American boy."

The song was on "Songs for John Doe," an album of anti-war songs that was available for a few weeks before it was abruptly pulled off the market after Germany invaded the Soviet Union, prompting a change in the Communist Party line on intervention in the war.

73 posted on 01/28/2014 12:18:41 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

An album in 1941? Dude, you’re stretching!


76 posted on 01/28/2014 12:24:02 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
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