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A dream of paradise: Peace Song for 8/16/2011

“Andorra” aka “I Want To Go To Andorra” is the Royal Peace Song of the Day for Tuesday, August 16th. The song was written by Malvina Reynolds. Pete Seeger has recorded the song, and added verses. You can find the lyrics in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 158. And, you can buy a copy of Rise Up Singing at Powell’s book store: here.

Here is a youtube performance of “Andorra” by Raymond Crooke:

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Royal Song of the Day: Tuesday 8/9/2011

Where Have All The Flowers Gone is the Royal Song of the Day for Tuesday, August 9th. You can find the lyrics at Rise Up Singing on page 165.

Below are a few video samples of Pete Seeger singing this song he wrote…

Pete Seeger singing “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”, on stage with his grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger and with Arlo Guthrie. As posted at an Arlo family Youtube channel:

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