If I Had a Hammer
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Dexter - Blood Shack...lone wolf was a suburban family man. Just like Dexter's resentful for having to try to be! Fittingly, as we see the title card reading "If I Had a Hammer," we hear Trinity singing an analogous religio-folksy tune in the middle of a... In this article: Helen Keller, Bread, Sandwich, and If I Had a Hammer |
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IGN TV | November 02, 2009
Dexter: If I Had A Hammer Review
...is filled with love and joy and the scariest part is that it's all real. Dexter comes to several realizations during the course of "If I Had A Hammer," but the greatest had to be when he figured out that Mitchell wasn't faking it.
In this article: Dexter, John Lithgow, Michael C. Hall, IGN, and Dirty Harry
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Starpulse Entertainment News | November 02, 2009
'Dexter' Recap: 'If I Had a Hammer'
November 2nd, 2009 8:30am EST Post a comment Add to My News Throughout the course of the series, Dexter has met his equal in a variety of capacities. His brother, "The Ice Truck Killer", was his equal in both his ability to kill without...
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Entertainment Weekly | November 01, 2009
'Dexter' recap: 'If I Had A Hammer,' it would be bloody
...sofa yourself, didn't you think? Oh, right: SPOILER ALERT: DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE "IF I HAD A HAMMER."Now: If I had a hammer, I'd have been tempted to use it to at least warn Rita not to ask me to go buy more bread...
In this article: Dexter Morgan, Bread, Jennifer Carpenter, John Lithgow, and Roma Maffia
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Miami Herald | October 30, 2009
Puff's daddy still magical
...been the same if we hadn't sung together.'' Peter, Paul and Mary were a trio for just a decade, but songs like Blowin' in the Wind and If I Had a Hammer became anthems of 1960s protest movements. Yarrow's later-in-life resurgence in...
In this article: Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Miami, Florida, Rufus Cappadocia, Leukemia, Blowin' in the Wind, and Puff the Magic Dragon
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IGN TV | October 30, 2009
Dexter Preview: If I Had A Hammer
...Benz) seek advice from an unlikely source. Showtime Click above to see more photos from ''If I Had a Hammer'' Tune in to "If I Had A Hammer" when Dexter airs on Sunday, November 1st at 9:00pm ET on Showtime. Also, Showtime has...
In this article: Dexter, Showtime, Michael C. Hall, David Zayas, Lauren Velez, Jennifer Carpenter, Julie Benz, and John Lithgow
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washingtonpost.com | October 20, 2009
Former President Jimmy Carter Helps Build Homes
...Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, too, this month.) But in the foreword to a new kids' book about Habitat for Humanity, "If I Had a Hammer," Carter says that some of the happiest, most fulfilling moments of his life have been...
In this article: Jimmy Carter, Habitat for Humanity, Archery, Carter Center, Barack Obama, Oregon, and Philippines
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | October 15, 2009
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Helps Launch New Book for Young Readers With Habitat for Humanity and Candlewick Press
...Profit Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Helps Launch New Book for Young Readers With Habitat for Humanity and Candlewick Press "If I Had a Hammer" engages readers, ages 9 and up, in the life-changing stories of Habitat homeowner...
In this article: Jimmy Carter, Candlewick Press, United States, and Habitat for Humanity International
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Reuters | September 18, 2009
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dies, age 72
...helped transform the song into a civil rights anthem and introduced his music to a wider audience. The group also scored big hits with "If I Had a Hammer" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," co-written by folk artist Pete Seeger.
In this article: Mary Travers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Lemon Tree, Leukemia, Cancer, Blowin' in the Wind, and Leaving on a Jet Plane
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People.com Latest News | September 17, 2009
Peter, Paul & Mary's Mary Travers Dies at 72
...Peter, Paul and Mary brought beatniks into the mainstream and helped spread a message of peace and harmony. Their music also brought them five Grammys, 13 Top-40 hits (six of them in the Top 10), and eight gold and five platinum albums. In a...
In this article: Mary Travers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Blowin' in the Wind, Grammys, Peter Yarrow, Lemon Tree, Leukemia, and Cancer
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Chicago Tribune | September 16, 2009
Mary Travers of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies
...who as one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary helped popularize such tunes as "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "If I Had a Hammer," died in a Connecticut hospital Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years.
In this article: Mary Travers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Lemon Tree, Leukemia, Blowin' in the Wind, Greenwich Village, and Robert Shelton
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"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the progressive movement, and was first recorded by The Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman, and then by Peter, Paul and Mary.
The song was not particularly successful when it was first released, likely due in part to the political climate of the time. It fared notably better when it was recorded by Peter, Paul, and Mary more than a decade later. Their cover of the song, released in August of 1962, became a Top 10 hit. The song has since been recorded by dozens of major artists, including a version by Trini Lopez on his 1963 album Trini Lopez at PJ's, which reached No. 3 in the U.S., as well as one by Leonard Nimoy, which appeared on his 1968 release The Way I Feel. A more recent example is the reggae-style cover released by BBC personality Handy Andy, which was not particularly well received.
French popstar Claude François released his cover "Si j'avais un marteau" ("If I had a hammer") in November 1963.
Italian popstar Rita Pavone sang "Datemi un martello" ("Give me a hammer") in 1963, using the theme but without any political overtones.
Chilean Folk Artist Víctor Jara also sang a 1969 cover titled "El Martillo" ("The hammer") on his album Pongo En Tus Manos Abiertas.
Nicaraguan singer, song writer and composer Hernaldo Zúñiga, also made a cover version in Spanish for the Mexican group "Fandango" titled "Dame Aquel Martillo", this one was released in 1991.
Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron, whose nicknames included "Hammerin' Hank" and "The Hammer", titled his autobiography, I Had a Hammer.
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