Songs about the Hobbit

It’s Saturday, week’s end of a busy week at work and a very sad and tragic week around the country.  Perhaps overshadowed in the nation’s grief has been the release of the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, based on the book by J. R. R. Tolkien.  In fact, you may be curious as to where the Lord of Rings has shown up in pop culture.  Before Peter Jackson’s movies ever appeared, there were songs about the Lord of The Rings.  I thought I’d post a few here.

My first encounter with the Hobbit was the cartoon version in 1977.  Then I read the book.  Here is a ‘trailer’ for that movie posted on YouTube:

Of course, arguably most people were introduced to Bilbo’s story through Led Zepplin and their fascination with the Lord of the Rings.  You can check out their Battle of Evermore.  However, their most famous one was Ramble On: 

Thanks to Chris Davis at Youth Ministry Geek, here is a ‘classic’ Leonard Nimoy song (Chris says it’s the “Best Hobbit Video Ever”) about Bilbo Baggins:

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but am very anxious to do so. And I’m hopeful that the Lord of the Rings stories inspire people to read and write well  and to think deeply about good and evil.  And to enjoy that which is good, fair, and true.

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