Gravado por Bruce Springsteen em 2006 o vídeo, é uma produção da BBC4 e começa com o "Boss" falando sobre o projeto ainda no camarim. Em seguida toca a música John Henry, seguido da sua apresentação ao vivo no auditório da Igreja St. Luke, durante a excursão do disco "We Shall Overcome -The Seeger Sessions".
Este é o primeiro e até agora único disco de Bruce Springsteen com músicas que não são suas, mas do lendário ativista e músico folk Pete Seeger, ou músicas que ele ajudou a divulgar.
Para gravar este álbum que reúne gospel, folk e blues tradicionais, Springsteen contratou um grupo de músicos de Nova Jersey e Nova Iorque a quem chamou "The Seeger Sessions Band" e gravou um verdadeiro e sensacional tributo ao cantor e compositor Pete Seeger, uma bela homenagem ao porta-voz da da música folk que dá nome ao projeto. O interesse de Bruce pelo trabalho de Seeger teve início ao participar do CD "Where Have All the Flowers Gone - The Songs of Pete Seeger"
Além de Bruce Springsteen (voz, guitarra e harmónica), a banda é formada por: Sam Bardfeld (Violino), Art Baron (Tuba), Frank Bruno (Guitarra), Jeremy Chatzky (Contrabaixo), Larry Eagle (Bateria), Clark Gayton (Trombone), Charles Giordano (Acordeão e teclados), Curtis King (Vocais), Greg Liszt (Banjo), Lisa Lowell (Vocais), Eddie Manion (Sax), Cindy Mizell (Vocais), Curt Ramm (Trompete), Marty Rifkin (Steel Guitar), Patti Scialfa (Vocais), Mark Thompson (Vocals) and Soozie Tyrell (Violino).
Para gravar este álbum que reúne gospel, folk e blues tradicionais, Springsteen contratou um grupo de músicos de Nova Jersey e Nova Iorque a quem chamou "The Seeger Sessions Band" e gravou um verdadeiro e sensacional tributo ao cantor e compositor Pete Seeger, uma bela homenagem ao porta-voz da da música folk que dá nome ao projeto. O interesse de Bruce pelo trabalho de Seeger teve início ao participar do CD "Where Have All the Flowers Gone - The Songs of Pete Seeger"Além de Bruce Springsteen (voz, guitarra e harmónica), a banda é formada por: Sam Bardfeld (Violino), Art Baron (Tuba), Frank Bruno (Guitarra), Jeremy Chatzky (Contrabaixo), Larry Eagle (Bateria), Clark Gayton (Trombone), Charles Giordano (Acordeão e teclados), Curtis King (Vocais), Greg Liszt (Banjo), Lisa Lowell (Vocais), Eddie Manion (Sax), Cindy Mizell (Vocais), Curt Ramm (Trompete), Marty Rifkin (Steel Guitar), Patti Scialfa (Vocais), Mark Thompson (Vocals) and Soozie Tyrell (Violino).
John Henry
Pete Seeger
One, two, three
Well, John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his dady's knee
He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel,
And cried, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
Now the captain he said to John Henry,
"I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round
I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God
Gonna knock that steel on down"
John Henry told his captain,
"Lord, man ain't nothin' but a man
Before I let that steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
Die with a hammer in my hand"
Violin Soozie!
John Henry driving on the right side
That steam drill driving on the left
Says, "Before I'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord
I'll hammer my fool self to death"
Well, captain said to John Henry,
"What is that storm I hear?"
John Henry said, "That ain't no storm
Captain, that's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord
That's just my hammer in the air"
John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you sing?
'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
Listen to my cold steel ring"
Come on accordion now!
I wanna hear that banjo too!
Now John Henry, he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking fire
But he worked so hard, he broke his heart
John Henry laid his hammer and died, Lord, Lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died
Well, now John Henry, he had him a woman
By the name of Polly Ann
She walked down to those tracks, picked up John Henry's hammer
Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove that steel like a man
Hey!
Well every, every Monday morning
When the bluebird he begin to sing
You can hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
say it again!
So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Come on! Woah!
A Disney fez um desenho animado muito bacana sobre a lenda
de John Henry que publiquei no blog Meu Blues Pra Você.
Pete Seeger
One, two, three
Well, John Henry was a little baby
Sittin' on his dady's knee
He pick up a hammer and a little piece of steel,
And cried, "Hammer's gonna be the death of me, Lord, Lord
Hammer's gonna be the death of me"
Now the captain he said to John Henry,
"I'm gonna bring that steam drill 'round
I'm gonna bring that steam drill out on these tracks
I'm gonna knock that steel on down, God, God
Gonna knock that steel on down"
John Henry told his captain,
"Lord, man ain't nothin' but a man
Before I let that steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord
Die with a hammer in my hand"
Violin Soozie!
John Henry driving on the right side
That steam drill driving on the left
Says, "Before I'll let your steam drill beat me down
I'm gonna hammer myself to death, Lord, Lord
I'll hammer my fool self to death"
Well, captain said to John Henry,
"What is that storm I hear?"
John Henry said, "That ain't no storm
Captain, that's just my hammer in the air, Lord, Lord
That's just my hammer in the air"
John Henry said to his shaker
"Shaker, why don't you sing?
'Cause I'm swigin' thirty pounds from my hips on down
Yeah, listen to my cold steel ring, Lord, Lord
Listen to my cold steel ring"
Come on accordion now!
I wanna hear that banjo too!
Now John Henry, he hammered in the mountains
His hammer was striking fire
But he worked so hard, he broke his heart
John Henry laid his hammer and died, Lord, Lord
John Henry laid down his hammer and died
Well, now John Henry, he had him a woman
By the name of Polly Ann
She walked down to those tracks, picked up John Henry's hammer
Polly drove steel like a man, Lord, Lord
Polly drove that steel like a man
Hey!
Well every, every Monday morning
When the bluebird he begin to sing
You can hear John Henry from a mile or more
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
say it again!
So you can hear John Henry's hammer ring, Lord, Lord
You can hear John Henry's hammer ring
Come on! Woah!
A Disney fez um desenho animado muito bacana sobre a lenda
de John Henry que publiquei no blog Meu Blues Pra Você.
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