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"Joe Hill", also known as "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night",[1] is a folk song named after labor activist Joe Hill, which was originally written in poem by Alfred Hayes in 1925 and composed into music by Earl Robinson in 1936.[2]

"Joe Hill"
Song
Released1936 (1936)
GenreFolk
Composer(s)Earl Robinson
Lyricist(s)Alfred Hayes

Reception


In 2014, the Paul Robeson version of the song was the third-most requested song by British Labour politicians on Desert Island Discs, behind "Jerusalem" and "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", with the song also chosen by then-party leader Ed Miliband.[3]


Covers and adaptations



References


  1. Adler, William M. (2011). The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-60819-285-4.
  2. "Joe Hill". Song of America. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. Weaver, Matthew; Arnett, George (21 November 2014). "Will Theresa May toe party line on Desert Island Discs?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. Bledsoe, Wayne (16 March 2017). "Shelby Bottom keeps the Joe Hill story alive". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. "One Day at a Time". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. Bragg, Billy. "The Internationale". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. Daly, Sean (1 May 2014). "Review: Bruce Springsteen still rocking for all he's worth at 64". Tampa: Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2021.



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