--- product_id: 300286788 title: "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" price: "€ 39.96" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/300286788-we-shall-overcome-the-seeger-sessions store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions **Price:** € 39.96 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - **How much does it cost?** € 39.96 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/300286788-we-shall-overcome-the-seeger-sessions) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description VIDEO A 40-minute film about the recording of the album with artist commentary. Includes filmed performances of John Henry Pay Me My Money Down Buffalo Gals Erie Canal O Mary Don’t You Weep Jacob’s Ladder Froggie Went A Courtin’ Shenandoah Plus four bonus live tour videos How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live (Bruce Springsteen Version) Bring ’Em Home American Land Pay Me My Money Down The premise was simple. Bruce Springsteen invites a dozen or so New York City musicians--packing banjos, fiddles, accordions and the like--to his New Jersey farmhouse for a three-day hootenanny, and tape is rolling. The results are sublime, his 21st album featuring their versions of songs harvested from Springsteen's dog-eared LPs by Pete Seeger. Not all written by Seeger, the songs are how the American folk icon interpreted them, and these organic recordings, with no rehearsals or overdubs, pay tribute with the simplicity and spontaneity he intended. It's not hard to link Springsteen's dissatisfaction with American politics to the protest song "We Shall Overcome" or even the Irish ballad "Mrs. McGrath," where he alters the lyrics to read, "I'd rather have my son as he used to be/Than the King of America and his whole navy." But the beauty of these Seeger Sessions are pieces that underscore the mood of the bandleader, which borders on down-home amusement: the bluegrass outlaw ballad "Jesse James," the Dylanesque "Pay Me My Money Down" and the euphoric "Jacob's Ladder," a gumbo-and-whiskey-fueled romp that could pass for the closing hymn at the Church of Asbury Park. --Scott Holter Review: So American - I was raised on both Folk and Rock music and absolutely love this album; anyone expecting just Rock or just Folk will probably be disappointed. Anyone expecting the Big Man to start blowing his sax, or Roy Bittan to start pounding the keys might want to approach this CD with more of an open mind: the album is a blend of American music forms--Rock, Folk, Gospel, and New Orleans Jazz--and should be listened to as such. As another reviewer pointed out, too many people seem to be waiting for the Second Coming of "Born to Run." Springsteen is too talented an artist, and his interests and influences too diverse, to confine himself to formula or repetition. As he mentions in the documentary on the DVD side of this release, there is a difference between "playing" music and "creating" music. I think Springsteen achieved his creative goal. I've listened to Seeger all my life and love Springsteen's approach to Seeger's music. I especially like Springsteen's having changed "Mrs. McGrath" from a major key--as it is in Seeger's version--to a minor key. Several people have commented on the lack of clarity in "Shennandoah," but I think this was intentional: Springsteen seems to have taken a Tom Waits approach to the song, singing in a gruff, just-off-the-beat manner. A singer/songwriter of Springsteen's talent and experience wouldn't have recorded such a version of the song by accident. The DVD portrays the spirit of fun and spontaneity (and alcohol) in which this CD was produced. Enjoy it. Review: Bruce Springsteen and friends introduce the traditional songs of Pete Seeger to the next generation - From the perspective of the career of Pete Seeger, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" is not what you might expect because if you think this is going to be a collection of covers of the greatest songs written by the American folk icon, then you are gong to be surprised and possibly disappointed. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Turn, Turn, Turn" are not going to be found here. The most recognizable song would be the title track, the song Seeger based on a spiritual that became the anthem of the Civil Rights movement. But this baker's dozen collection of tracks more about traditional songs that Seeger performed that Bruce Springsteen is passing along to a new generation. The second most recognizable song would probably be the last one, "Froggie Went a Courtin'" (which has been around at least since 1549), although "Erie Canal" would have to be second on that list. If you have any passing familiarity with American folk music then "Shenandoah," "John Henry," and "Old Dan Tucker" should be recognizable as well. Then again, this album is not what you would expect from a Bruce Springsteen album, given that the Boss has never done a cover album before. He has done a few notable covers, from Tom Wait's "Jersey Girl" and Patti Smith's "Because the Night" to "War" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," so it is interesting that Springsteen would suddenly decide to do it for an entire album. Seeger is certainly a legend, and if this album introduces a new generation of fans to his work so much the better. But having watched Springsteen fail (by his standard anyway) with his acoustic albums "Nebraska," "The Ghost of Tom Joad," and "Devils & Dust," it is interesting to see what happens when he takes his acoustic guitar and backs it up a full folk music ensemble recording LIVE, without rehearsals, in three one-day sessions cut in 1997, 2005 and 2006. The irony is that those other acoustic efforts sound more like Seeger's work than this album, because most Seeger recordings are just him playing his banjo. But if you flip the CD over for the DVD side of the disc you can see the recording of some of these tracks and that what you think was going on in the studio from listening to these tracks is just what you see. Plus there are a couple of bonus tracks on the other side, "Buffalo Gals" and "How Can I Keep from Singing." The background on this 2006 album is that Springsteen was working on putting together a second album of "Tracks," collecting his rarities, when he came across a set of recordings he had made in 1997 for the Seeger tribute album, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger." The only contribution from Springsteen ended up being "We Shall Overcome" on the album which had 39 tracks recorded by everyone from the Weavers and Peter, Paul & Mary to the Indigo Girls and Ani Difranco. This inspired Springsteen to record an entire album of folk tunes that Pete Seeger had popularized, and some of the musicians he brought together for this album had played on those sessions back in 1997. The liner notes by Dave Marsh provide a brief introduction on the background of each song. For example, "Old Dan Tucker," is: "An antique fiddle tune, often used for square dances, made famous around 1843 when Dan Emmett, one of the greatest early minstrel singers, wrote a version of these lyrics for his group, the Virginia Minstrels." You have to admire the mix of brevity and detail, which contrasts nicely with the rollickin' good time these musicians have in the studio. I find these songs addictive, and while they are not everybody's cup of tea, they have my toe tappin' through constant replay. ## Images ![We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81HhGJebwdL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So American *by M***Y on May 23, 2006* I was raised on both Folk and Rock music and absolutely love this album; anyone expecting just Rock or just Folk will probably be disappointed. Anyone expecting the Big Man to start blowing his sax, or Roy Bittan to start pounding the keys might want to approach this CD with more of an open mind: the album is a blend of American music forms--Rock, Folk, Gospel, and New Orleans Jazz--and should be listened to as such. As another reviewer pointed out, too many people seem to be waiting for the Second Coming of "Born to Run." Springsteen is too talented an artist, and his interests and influences too diverse, to confine himself to formula or repetition. As he mentions in the documentary on the DVD side of this release, there is a difference between "playing" music and "creating" music. I think Springsteen achieved his creative goal. I've listened to Seeger all my life and love Springsteen's approach to Seeger's music. I especially like Springsteen's having changed "Mrs. McGrath" from a major key--as it is in Seeger's version--to a minor key. Several people have commented on the lack of clarity in "Shennandoah," but I think this was intentional: Springsteen seems to have taken a Tom Waits approach to the song, singing in a gruff, just-off-the-beat manner. A singer/songwriter of Springsteen's talent and experience wouldn't have recorded such a version of the song by accident. The DVD portrays the spirit of fun and spontaneity (and alcohol) in which this CD was produced. Enjoy it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bruce Springsteen and friends introduce the traditional songs of Pete Seeger to the next generation *by L***O on June 15, 2006* From the perspective of the career of Pete Seeger, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" is not what you might expect because if you think this is going to be a collection of covers of the greatest songs written by the American folk icon, then you are gong to be surprised and possibly disappointed. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Turn, Turn, Turn" are not going to be found here. The most recognizable song would be the title track, the song Seeger based on a spiritual that became the anthem of the Civil Rights movement. But this baker's dozen collection of tracks more about traditional songs that Seeger performed that Bruce Springsteen is passing along to a new generation. The second most recognizable song would probably be the last one, "Froggie Went a Courtin'" (which has been around at least since 1549), although "Erie Canal" would have to be second on that list. If you have any passing familiarity with American folk music then "Shenandoah," "John Henry," and "Old Dan Tucker" should be recognizable as well. Then again, this album is not what you would expect from a Bruce Springsteen album, given that the Boss has never done a cover album before. He has done a few notable covers, from Tom Wait's "Jersey Girl" and Patti Smith's "Because the Night" to "War" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," so it is interesting that Springsteen would suddenly decide to do it for an entire album. Seeger is certainly a legend, and if this album introduces a new generation of fans to his work so much the better. But having watched Springsteen fail (by his standard anyway) with his acoustic albums "Nebraska," "The Ghost of Tom Joad," and "Devils & Dust," it is interesting to see what happens when he takes his acoustic guitar and backs it up a full folk music ensemble recording LIVE, without rehearsals, in three one-day sessions cut in 1997, 2005 and 2006. The irony is that those other acoustic efforts sound more like Seeger's work than this album, because most Seeger recordings are just him playing his banjo. But if you flip the CD over for the DVD side of the disc you can see the recording of some of these tracks and that what you think was going on in the studio from listening to these tracks is just what you see. Plus there are a couple of bonus tracks on the other side, "Buffalo Gals" and "How Can I Keep from Singing." The background on this 2006 album is that Springsteen was working on putting together a second album of "Tracks," collecting his rarities, when he came across a set of recordings he had made in 1997 for the Seeger tribute album, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger." The only contribution from Springsteen ended up being "We Shall Overcome" on the album which had 39 tracks recorded by everyone from the Weavers and Peter, Paul & Mary to the Indigo Girls and Ani Difranco. This inspired Springsteen to record an entire album of folk tunes that Pete Seeger had popularized, and some of the musicians he brought together for this album had played on those sessions back in 1997. The liner notes by Dave Marsh provide a brief introduction on the background of each song. For example, "Old Dan Tucker," is: "An antique fiddle tune, often used for square dances, made famous around 1843 when Dan Emmett, one of the greatest early minstrel singers, wrote a version of these lyrics for his group, the Virginia Minstrels." You have to admire the mix of brevity and detail, which contrasts nicely with the rollickin' good time these musicians have in the studio. I find these songs addictive, and while they are not everybody's cup of tea, they have my toe tappin' through constant replay. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Good Addition to any Music Collection *by D***Y on May 22, 2025* I didn't own any Bruce Sprinsteen albums, but a friend said she'd been a fan since she heard this. I'm a Seeger fan, so I thought I'd give it a try. I was not disappointed. Many songs I remember from my youth. Great performances. A good addition to any collection, especially if you like folk. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/300286788-we-shall-overcome-the-seeger-sessions](https://www.desertcart.it/products/300286788-we-shall-overcome-the-seeger-sessions) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-06-16*