Friday, April 2, 2010

HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE

A real golden oldie written by Stephen C. Foster in 1854.

Wow, this is a good old song but also so contemporary. I was led to a YT video the other day that was about the history of philosphy in 3 minutes. It has comic characters and a ukulele soundtrack. From there I noticed other videos on the PhilosophicalMedia Channel and listened to stories on Socrates, Seneca, and Proust. In the Socrates and Seneca multi-video stories you hear about the challenges of humanity from centuries ago. Seneca had a particular interest in the Philosophy of Anger and his results are quite surprising and viable for today.

SENECA Part 1 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=hJ0g7IKWG7E

I'll have to hunt down the chords because this would be fun for many ukers.
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Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears,
While we all sup sorrow with the poor;
There's a song that will linger forever in our ears;
Oh Hard times come again no more.
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CHORUS
It's a song, a sigh of the weary,
Hard Times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door;
Oh hard times come again no more.
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While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay,
There are frail forms fainting at the door;
Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say
Oh hard times come again no more.
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It's a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave,
It's a wail that is heard upon the shore
It's a dirge that is murmured around the lowly grave
Oh hard times come again no more.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/theBradlands

Here's the chord's thanks to Rinchen! That was much easier that I thought!

4 comments:

  1. Very interesting post, Jeff! Both for the PhilosophicalMedia videos on Seneca and anger and for the lovely song by Brad and Tony.
    Let us know if you find the chords !

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  2. Here's a version on Ukulele Boogaloo

    http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/tabs/050310.html

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  3. @Armelle -- I have found YT and WIKI to be such great sources in so many diverse areas. I work from home on my computer to I can easily listen to music OR the great philosophers. What a treat.

    @Rinchen -- thanks for the assist!

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  4. This tune brings to mind the great Depression
    Era song, Brother Can You Spare A Dime. A favorite video of that -

    Brother Can You Spare A Dime - Jim Cullum
    from: erwigfilms

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