Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream

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"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" is a folk song written by Ed McCurdy that became an influential anti-war anthem covered by numerous artists in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-war song
folk song
song
associatedMovement anti-war movement
peace movement
composer Ed McCurdy
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1950s
describedAs influential anti-war anthem
firstLine Last night I had the strangest dream
genre folk
protest song
hasLyricsAbout destroying weapons
ending war
signing a peace treaty
influenced later protest songs
language English
lyricist Ed McCurdy
notableCoverArtist Chad Mitchell Trio
Joan Baez
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Pete Seeger
Simon & Garfunkel
The Dubliners
The Kingston Trio
The Weavers
notableFor simple, easily learned melody
sing-along chorus
performanceContext anti-war demonstrations
folk music concerts
peace rallies
periodOfPopularity 1950s
1960s
publicationYear 1950
recordedBy Chad Mitchell Trio
Ed McCurdy
Joan Baez
Johnny Cash
Pete Seeger
Simon & Garfunkel
The Dubliners
The Kingston Trio
The Weavers
theme anti-war
nuclear disarmament
peace
usedAs peace anthem
writer Ed McCurdy

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Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. hasPart Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. sideOneContains Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Time to Think hasPart Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Time to Think hasCoverSong Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream