6 Comments on “A Hole in the Bucket: Harry Belafonte and Odetta”

1. Birgit Says:

   
   June 30, 2017 at 7:00 pm

   Great version, these two can’t do wrong anyway.
   This song is a translation of an old German song still known here. Heinrich and Liese as Henry and Lisa. We sang it as kids, I hope kids nowadays still sing it too.
   • katry Says:

     
     June 30, 2017 at 11:03 pm

     Thanks, Birgit

     I have a just Harry version then I went and found this one on YouTube. I do love each of them and think they are amazing together.

     I’m going to find it in German.

     I don’t think kids here know this song. I first heard it when I was an adult. Yes, I hope it is still sung too.
     • sprite Says:

       
       July 7, 2017 at 5:50 pm

       I knew it as a kid, at least partially from Sesame Street (Jim Henson & Rita Moreno), but later from music class (which must date me since we still had music classes):
     • katry Says:

       
       July 7, 2017 at 7:52 pm

       sprite,
       I never heard this until I was an adult. I don’t know why as I listened to folk from early on. I guess I just missed this.

       Our music was a nun who blew the first note for any song we were singing. It was sort of silly.
2. GnuFOOL Says:

   
   June 30, 2017 at 9:32 pm

   
   • katry Says:

     
     June 30, 2017 at 11:04 pm

     Gnu,
     I like this-is it new?

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