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Pete Seeger And Arlo Guthrie Jam Out At Occupy Columbus Circle With ‘This Little Light’

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Folk legends Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and other musicians marched 30 blocks to Columbus Circle last night following a performance at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side. The 92-year-old (!) led a crowd of hundreds in a rousing rendition of “We Shall Overcome” and “This Little Light” in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

The performance recalled Seeger’s earlier protest work fighting for civil and labor rights.

NPR reports that “marchers held American flags and a large blue flag that said: “Revolution Generation … Debt is Slavery.” Along the way, the crowd sang protest songs made popular or written by Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and others of the protest era.”

Watch Seeger and other musicians jam out in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street below:

(h/t Gawker)

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  • Rufus Danegro

    Now that’s what I’m talking about!!!!!

    Rock on boys-we need ya!

    Amen!

  • Anonymous

    Let us know when The Weavers show up .

  • Rufus Danegro

    Hey tiny eddie putz tried to make a funny! Epic Fail/

  • Anonymous

    RUFUS DA NEGRO  makes a mockery of the civil rights Pete Seeger , Peter , Paul and even Mary fought for .

    MEDIAITE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Look at this name   : RUFUS DA NEGRO
     
    The name Danegro does not exist .
    It was formed to be inflammatory and repulsive .
    Robert has offended all the black citizens of this country with that offensive name
    What if PRESIDENT OBAMA came to this website ?
    What if PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BEAUTIFUL FAMILY should see RUFUS DA NEGRO ?
    What if Obama’s extended family , Uncle Omar and Aunt Zeituni , currently visiting this great land, shouldsee RUFUS DA NEGRO ?
    What if men of the cloth , black men , such as Rev. Al Sharpton , Rev. Jeremiah Wright or Rev. Malik Zulu Shabazz should see RUFUS DA NEGRO AND ALL THE RACISM, HATRED AND BIGOTRY the name signifies ?
    Repercussions will follow, as sure as the turning of the Earth  !!
    Do you want to risk it , MEDIAITE ?  What to do ?

  • Rufus Danegro

    Poor baby!!! I own you now!!!!

    LOL

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    Occupy Wall Street is startin’ to fade faster than these two old guys lifespans! These two were highly revered but never got any airplay in the ’70′s or ’80′s unless you were in a little log cabin with your loved ones out there in the wilds of central Oregon. Know what the most popular word of the 60′s/70′s & ’80′s was:

    Earrrrrr!

  • Harry Flashman

    Pete Seger? Arlo Guthrie?

    I feel like I’ve fell into a rabbit hole and landed back in my teen years. The only problem is this….they weren’t all that relevant then (sort of talented novelty acts) and they won’t be now.

    So…save your oohs and aaahs. Those of us who are fortunate enough to remember them from the first time around weren’t impressed then, much less now. Although Alice’s Restaurant is great.

    Has Joan Baez shown up yet?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    Where were all these positive stories about the tea party? Why does Mediaite promote one and smear the other? The obvious answer is that Mediaite is another Democrat party operation. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    Where were all these positive stories about the tea party? Why does Mediaite promote one and smear the other? The obvious answer is that Mediaite is another Democrat party operation. 

  • mac691

    Maybe Pete Seeger can tell those down at OWS about his all-time hero, Joe Stalin, and the good that he did for that wonderful bastion of freedom and equality, the Soviet Union.   Equality under Stalin meant “equally dead” but Pete Seeger supported Stalin anyway, and then late in life claimed to have not know about what Stalin was doing, all the while everyone else in the world knew.

  • Anonymous

    NYC residents complain about ‘Occupy’ protesters

    NEW YORK (AP)
    — New Yorkers who live near the park where anti-Wall Street protesters
    have been camping out for more than a month are complaining that their
    quality of life has declined.  At a two-hour
    meeting Thursday night, some neighbors said protesters urinated in the
    streets and beat drums in the middle of the night. “They’re
    defecating on our doorsteps,” said Catherine Hughes, a member of the
    area’s community board, a representative panel that helps funnel local
    concerns to city officials…
    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WALL_STREET_PROTESTS_COMMUNITY

  • Anonymous

    Tell that to this guy Dumba$$

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Melvin-Dean-Baker/1345608091 Melvin Dean Baker

    Poor anti-OWS folks, so threatened by Pete Seeger! What your sneering comments fail to see is that there is a long legacy of populist protest on the left in this nation about inclusion and joy. Pete came to our tent city on the Great Peace March in 1986 and he’s still there, still reminding everyone that there is a long history of folks working to bend the arc of history toward justice.

  • Anonymous

    These old men are at it again.  Sad.

  • Hagen619dj

    Oh, yes, Mediaite is definately of the demo persuasion. Most connitations represent democratic politics. They don’t like anything to do with the presidential candidates and try their best to publish anything that degrades them. You are correct….!

  • Hagen619dj

    Really not sure why everyone is so against people protesting.  They don’t hurt anyone unless the cops decide to get testy. Anyone should be allowed to protest what they want.

  • Harry Flashman

    He’s still there all right. Yeesh.

    Hey, I wonder just how much of their income Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seger give to those that need it more than they do.

    Distruibute the wealth! Social justice! keep up the good fight, and I’ll drop in once in a while and sing you a song or two.

    More phonies.

  • Chris

    republicans are so scared. it’s awesome.  

    btw arlo is a republican. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/TheStilettoBlog Victoria Knox

    I, too, believe debt is slavery so I avoided going into debt. I worked through school and graduated with no student loans. Until my father got too old to drive I never had a car and just walked or took mass transit; I still would have made do without a car if my parents didn’t need to be driven places. I sat out the housing bubble because I knew that even with “zero down” I would not be able to keep up my mortgage payment if I lost my job. If you feel enslaved, it’s your fault. I went without all my life and I refuse to bail out your entitled a$$.

  • ackis

    I thought they both died 30 years ago.  By the look of them it appears that they did.

  • caconservative

    He may be in his 90′s but, that still doesn’t excuse stupidity!

  • caconservative

    I like to hear them sing their old song…WMCA…man, that was good?

  • caconservative

    There justification died 30years ago, that for sure.

  • http://twitter.com/TommyBennett Tom Bennett

    Arlo is a registered republican. weird.

  • Anonymous

    Who resurrected those 2 fossilized old commie cadavers?

  • Anonymous

    Free speech is only for the right.  It’s only OKIYAR.

  • Anonymous

    Free speech is only for the right.  It’s only OKIYAR.

  • Anonymous

    Only bail out the banks and Wall Street right?

  • Mr. Pennypacker

    I’m glad the 99% and the Ron Paul supporters are joining forces.  Everyday more and more Tea Party Independent are joining the movement too. Let it Shine.

  • Gunge

    Good for you Victoria. But as I’m sure you know university tuition has skyrocketed since my college days (and I assume yours as well.) When I went to the University of Illinois in ’78, a year of in-state tuition with room & board cost around $1400. Now it’s nearly $30,000 per year. THAT’S MORE THAN A 2000% INCREASE! In the meantime, entry level wages (if a job can be found at all) have remained fairly flat thoughout that time. So you can brag and bluster all you want, but the fact is, college costs today put a much heavier financial burden on today’s students and graduates today face a harder road to financial independence than those from the previous two generations.

  • Anonymous

    Finally, the OWS is showing its true face with Seeger!

    In 1936, at the age of 17, Pete Seeger joined the Young Communist League (YCL), then at the height of its popularity and influence. In 1942 he became a member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) itself

  • mac691

    Did Pete Seeger talk about the “inclusion” he supported under Stalin?  You know, the “inclusion” of the grave.  And maybe Pete could share the “joy” he experienced when he found that Stalin had purposely starved about 15 million farmers.   Or Pete can talk about the inclusion and joy of Eastern Europe which was “included” and “joyful” about being made slaves to the Soviet Union.  I can see why you would think so highly of Pete Seeger.

  • Anonymous
  • Rio

    Not to worry Gloves, little Rufis, the in your face dipwad is just ‘Blowin in the wind,’ and ‘if I had a hammer’…..he would for obvious reasons, look like a nail.

  • Anonymous

    Non sequitur, Kitty, non sequitur!   Argumentation and debate are skills, not an “offense” to reason…

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    FCC’s, “fossilized (old) commie cadavers,”  Maybe we could add that to Mediaite nomenclatura?  LOL

    Well done!  LOL

    Purveyor,

  • Anonymous

    Everything The Media Told You About Occupy Wall Street Is Wrong
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-boykin/occupy-wall-street-media_b_1019707.html

  • Anonymous

    KITTY,

    Please don’t respond to one of my comments in such a manner…suggesting I go to a Web-site for enlightenment!  I’d rather you not respond at all, than doing something so Un-original.  Such is akin to asking someone else to do YOUR homework for you.

    I have NEVER referred a web-site since I’ve been posting on Mediaite, as my credibility is, like it, or, not, thoroughly established.  I quickly admit to any mistakes and if I use a word that is not familiar, look it up!  Also, I occasionally mention historical events, as well as Court cases.  Again, do your own homework. (Improves the breed)

    You should read, very carefully, every word I write.  Cogito, ergo sum.

    Purveyor

  • Anonymous

    Victoria is probably lying her ass off anyway. You can NOT live in America and NOT be in some sort of debt. If you are, you’re a damn bum.

  • Anonymous

    Right. It’s not perfect, and it’s pretty messy, but generation after generation people will stand up and fight back. Pete Seeger and Arlo Guithrie. What a trip.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks Kitty , I enjoyed that link.

    And from my experience, I’d advise that you take purveyor1 up on his suggestion, and not respond at all.

  • Anonymous

    kudos to you. Honestly.

    It could be that OWS is not asking for free money but just a fair shake and for the government to not be so in bed with mega corporations that they enable and encourage unfair business practices.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZQKQ2MDWAMWCQKR2SSGNQ7EGHA Dean

    met Pete in the 90′s at Camp Rising sun……was a cook at the girls camp……….
    nice to know the ol’ trooper is still marching……..
    still an idiot to…….

  • Michael Charles

    Pretty amazing that you thought to nick that straight from Wikipedia.  You are truly brilliant. 

  • Indigo710

    Has Springsteen show  up yet?

  • Indigo710

    Has Springsteen show  up yet?

  • Pablo

    If The Knitters show up, I’m going.

  • Pablo

    People like Stalin?

    This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it..No! Stop!! Don’t shoot! Aiiiiieeeee!!!

    Nothing to see here, Comrade. Move along.

  • Pablo

    Of course you can. You simply pay for things you want instead of borrowing money. I’m sure you don’t understand it, but it happens, a lot.

  • AnneS

    We live in a $500,000 house. We own two older cars free and clear. We do not have credit cards. I have been working since I was 14 (while going to school). We have great friends and a good standard of living. Our older child takes private music and horseback riding lessons. While I make a 6-figure salary, I did not go to college. I taught myself and learned on the job. We have $0 debt. It can be done if you are careful.

  • Anonymous

    You need him because this is what is really down there! A typical liberal man! They are biggest wusses I have yet ever met!
    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=427_1318607434 

  • Anonymous

    Next time instead of excerpts try and read the entire history and truth of this man.  Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.   

  • Anonymous

    They are bringing in dead guys now?

  • Anonymous

    Another stupid, ignorant rant from the left.

  • Anonymous

    No one has a problem with protesting. It’s the other actions outside of protesting that is bothersome.

  • Anonymous

    Scared of what? A couple of has beens?

  • Anonymous

    The Huffington Post? Really? Are you serious?

  • Anonymous

    He hasn’t died yet.

  • Artenovous

    Those two are nothing more that a couple of hypocrites !!! ” Wealthy Liberal “. Arlo has been ca$hing on his father legacy’ and Pete… well, if you need his autograph it will cost you $4.000.00 !! I can’t beleive some people are falling for this. The others folowers are the typical hypocrites, who’s motto is ” do-as-I-say, not-as-I do. We really need drastic measures to save the future of this Nation. 

  • caconservative

    Huffington Post? Know wonder your ditsy!

  • caconservative

    If nothing else, absolutely nothing else, there good for a laugh!

  • caconservative

    Give him a few minutes with Darladoon, and progressive_kitty and he’ll be brain-dead enought to show up.

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