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I remember my 1st grade teacher singing this song while wearing her "field day" hat: it had A&W rootbeer cans crocheted into it with pink yarn. The version you are listening to is from a 1974 album entitled Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street. The folksy sound appeals to me as reminiscent of what the song might have sounded like in the days when settlers tried to tame the wild American frontier.

Rosanna

Just a quick apology for the lengthy hiatus. The holidays kind of took over. Now we'll get back to business.

Toto released this #2 hit in 1982. The single won a Grammy for record of the year. I love how upbeat it is, even though the subject matter, lamenting a lost love, is basically depressing. You've got to love the 80's for that. Wikipedia also provided an interesting tidbit about this song: it is frequently used by drummers as a perfect example of a half-time or triplet shuffle. That basically means that the beat doesn't come at you straight, there's a little swing to it with a lot of other difficult stuff thrown in.