Piano/Vocals: Ballad of the Carpenter - Phil Ochs, Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger

[@enjacku]

My Father Dodged the Draft and Refused to go to Vietnam. He was a working man himself. He cleaned windows. He was a man of Faith who thought that the church ruined what Jesus taught. He and I bonded over our love of Phil Ochs. I wish my father was still around to hear this cover. Thanks Jack! As Always!

[@Thesil.]

Your dad is a coward

[@something1600]

He sounds like a great man, I'm sorry for your loss.

[@something1600]

@@Thesil. And you're a warmonger.

[@pers7574]

as a muslim i love this song, love to my abrahamic brothers

[@justsomeone6985]

Alhamdulillah, as a catholic, solidarity, peace, and love for our common roots; peace between us, war against the system

[@TheAdministratorRequiem]

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! I too love this song of Isa A.S. Though im not sure if music is fully haram or not.

[@universal267]

This song is very emotional despite being not christian i felt very faithful it is amazing dude

[@febbrrr6309]

@@chaoticantifreeze chill out adolf he could be atheist or different religion💀

[@universal267]

@@chaoticantifreeze no i am muslim

[@d.c.8828]

The song was originally written and performed by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, though I first discovered it through the legend that was Phil Ochs. I greatly appreciate all of the amazing tributes you've done for him! He was truly a one-of-a-kind revolutionary musician/bard, and you have certainly been doing these covers justice!

[@d.c.8828]

Here is the original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goaalZ99h7akabc

[@MonsieurJack95]

Wow thanks! Had no idea Phil's was a cover

[@loslingos1232]

I am so sick of people saying Christians can't be Socialists.

[@loslingos1232]

@Jack Hummell They allowed religion at home. They never banned it.

[@loslingos1232]

@Jack Hummell Yes, I understand that part. But, again, you could still read the Bible at home.

[@loslingos1232]

@Jack Hummell Right... But, again, my point is that USSR still allowed religion at home so, you would still go to Heaven and serve the Lord.

[@loslingos1232]

@Jack Hummell Okay well, good thing I went to church today. Not sure what your point is.

[@loslingos1232]

@Jack Hummell Okay but you can still worship God. That's what matters.

[@GeneralDonato]

No matter if you're religious or atheist, no matter if you believe Jesus is a socialist or capitalist, hearing this song will make you at least for once think of the possibility of Jesus being a socialist. And you can't deny this song rocks.

[@evano4780]

Not the interpretation of Jesus right-wing Christians will give, to say the least

[@loslingos1232]

Indeed but, I still like this song.

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

@@loslingos1232 true Christians follow this Jesus, Long live socialism

[@loslingos1232]

@@thatwolfensteinguy8954 Huh? How? He died for our Sins....

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

@@loslingos1232 exactly, buy Jesus was pushing for Anarchism, we have Biblical and proof from the Romans the first Christians lived in Statless and Classless societies, Anarcho Communism

[@loslingos1232]

@@thatwolfensteinguy8954 Interesting.

[@NM-fw5zr]

Love the song.I hate it when people say Christianity and socialism are not compatibles.its silly as the roots of socialism in the western would comes from Christianity

[@loslingos1232]

I totally agree!

[@something1600]

Garrard Winstanley.

[@SwedishDrunkard5963]

almost every religion is compatible with socialism.

[@michimatsch5862]

Liberation theology exists too.

[@justicebeske5704]

Godamn, I wish this song could be blasted from every speaker at a megachurch and expose their pure hapocrocy. This is a beautiful song and a beautiful version. I'm atheist and from a jewish background, but I still love old christian music like this.

[@konstantinosm.3994]

THis is for all those rightwings who say that people like us who adore social revolution are against to Christ. God bless you again comrade

[@loslingos1232]

Indeed. We must stand together for God does not hate Communism. We must show them they are wrong.

[@chlebiarz7218]

Really nice song

[@quantumgamer29]

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[@szymonsokolinski9907]

Based

[@loadeddice4696]

"Did Jesus, the son of a carpenter, smell the wood of the cross and briefly think of home?" - tumblr

[@bshbhyuh]

Jesus was one of the first communists. The protracted people's struggle is a holy thing

[@b8akaratn]

Hey Listen! It's Your New INTERNATIONAL 💙❣️

[@d.c.8828]

Here is the original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goaalZ99h7akabc

[@christophersnedeker2065]

I disagree with interpreting Jesus as explicitly socialist, I think he was more apolitical or centrist but as GK Chesterton said "that a good man could have his back to the wall was something everyone knew, but that God could have his back to the wall, is a boone for insurgents everywhere forever."

[@cameronmcallister7606]

I think he is only perceived as socialist in a society run by Capitalists. Jesus gave bread and fish to people, spoke of charity and kindness, he cured his fellow man and asked nothing in return. In any normal society, we would consider this normal, but in a world where everything is a commodity we call it socialism.

[@caelvanir8557]

Applying modern labels to a 2000 year old dissident isn't going to get you much but he sure as fuck wasn't "apolitical" or whatever the fuck centrism is

[@histori6259]

I agree that describing Jesus as socialist is a bit weird, but he was undeniably political. He was a destitute theological radical, at odds with the Roman occupiers and the Judean ruling class. He advocated for community power, was disgusted by the encroachment of commerce upon the spiritual lives of the Judean people, and advocated for the downtrodden. He could be seen as the first radical in the Mediterranean and the Middle Eastern worlds, depending on your view of his actions.

[@christophersnedeker2065]

@@histori6259 I think one of the things he showed is there is no purely political solution to the human condition. "And the devil taketh him up to an exedeing high mountain and showth him all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them and he said "all these I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me." He could have called down legions of angels and taken over the world if he wanted to but he knew politics might put a roof over mens heads and gas in the car it couldn't save their souls.

[@olivierkigotho7639]

@@christophersnedeker2065 There is a political dimension to all things people do though. To be "centrist" or "apolitical" is simply to adhere to the cultural hegemony. Everyone has an ideology, as that is merely the set of ideas we use to view the world. However, not everyone is aware of the context and source of their ideology. Jesus was definitely counter-hegemonic as his teachings went against the previous status quo, and Jesus' teachings were egalitarian, particularly compared to the hegemonic ideologies of the time. In other words, Christianity in its founding was leftist. But to claim it was socialist is not meaningful since that concept cannot apply to that era. The song is saying that we should continue developing egalitarian ways of looking at the world and one another, and translate that into the way we act and organize society. Socialism is can be viewed as one way to do that, but there is a myriad of other ways, most of which have large intersections with each other

[@steveripethefustercluck.]

great song one problem Jesus went around preaching the word of god not karl marx. Jesus did not really care about property and as far as I am aware of got all his followers to leave all their belongings behind. So in a way they made them selfs poor and Jesus did not care what 'Class' you were as long as you were willing to follow god he was happy so his fight was not really with wealth but people who did not want him to preach. - This is my opinion with everything I have heard about Jesus so your welcome to make a comment to correct me on anything.

[@theleninator5739]

“Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

[@steveripethefustercluck.]

@@kurteisner67 I can agree with most of you there but there is still a class system because he preaches that god is the supreme authority. So in terms of socialist and communist ideas of all workers have power it kinda smashes there because god has complete control and heaven is referred to as his kingdom kind of making him a king of sorts. Plus Jesus was said to be the king of jews soooooooooo don't really see how he could not be preaching no class system at lest alone the relationship between god and humans. Human on human though I am not so sure about.

[@loslingos1232]

It seems to me he was Socialist.

[@loslingos1232]

@@kurteisner67 Wait, I'm sorry, you are a Jew but you are atheist? Isn't Judaism a religion or am I an idiot?

[@theleninator5739]

@@steveripethefustercluck. but god is love, how can love have a class system?

[@jamesbhollingsworth5452]

Jesus is no socialist friend. He’s an absolute monarchist, and he’s the monarch. This man Jesus will judge the world in righteousness and rule with a rod of iron. And if you resist his rule, your whole body will be cast into Hell.

[@NM-fw5zr]

Wrong video. Try spreading your bullocks some where else.Twat

[@walli6388]

I don't think you got the message behind the new testament

[@loadeddice4696]

@Bob Bobinson I'm an atheist, but if I met your Christ I'd shake his hand.

[@ricardobautista-garcia8492]

@Bob Bobinson The original comment sounds quite scary.

[@bobamer932]

@@ricardobautista-garcia8492 oh quite. (my old channel got deleted, some videos i made as a teenager got wrongly flagged as child endangerment cause I was a young)