here's to everyone

Joan Baez "Here's To You"



an simple but extremely moving one stanza song by the American folk singer in collaboration with acclaimed composer Ennio Morricone (he of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" fame) for the movie Sacco e Vanzetti (Guiliano Montaldo, 1971). this is a song about the trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two "anarchists" found guilty of armed robbery and murder which sparked mass protests for their release due to a gamut of issues such as anti-Italian and anti-immigrant prejudice, blatant disregard for civil liberties and general prejudice. more can be read about them HERE