Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
original song written and composed by Pete Seeger
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Summary
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? is a musical work/composition[1]. Where Have All the Flowers Gone? ranks in the top 2% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,867 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Pete Seeger[3]
- Genre: protest song[4]
- Performer: Pete Seeger[5], The Kingston Trio[6], Peter, Paul and Mary[7], Marlene Dietrich[8], The Searchers[9], Bobby Darin[10], Roy Orbison[11], Eddy Arnold[12], Vera Lynn[13], The Brothers Four[14], The Four Seasons[15], Johnny Rivers[16], Harry Belafonte[17], Grady Martin[18]
- Language of work or name: English[19]
- Publication date: January 1, 1955[20]
- Lyricist: Pete Seeger[21], Joe Hickerson[22]
- Title: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?[23]
- Has characteristic: protest song[24], revolutionary song[25]
- Derivative work: Gdzie są kwiaty z tamtych lat?[26], Sag mir wo die Blumen sind[27]
- Form of creative work: song[28]
Why It Matters
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Where Have All the Flowers Gone? is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]