Re: [DL] Dixie

["Daniel Gwyn" <dgwyn@colba.net>]

Hi,
    I quite agree that "John Brown's body" is an exceptionally northern
piece.  At least, those lyrics are.  However, that didn't stop southerners
from playing the tune with different lyrics.  I have come across several
references to his.  At the time, tunes were less plentiful than lyrics.
Consequently, the tunes were often recycled.
          Daniel
"Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all."
     Hamlet, Act III, scene i.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Allan Seyberth (darious@darious.com) <darious@plato.nmia.com>
À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Date : July 1, 2002 4:05 PM
Objet : Re: [DL] Dixie


>>
>> Hi,
>>     IMDB.com's includes a reference to the "The Bonnie Blue Flag" in =
>> Glory being exactly that:  a tune used by both sides.  There were many =
>> such tunesArguably the most famous tune to be used by both sides was =
>> "the Battle Hymn of the Republic" a.k.a. "John Brown's body".  Two =
>> warring factions of a nation(s) united by music.  ;-)
>
>Very arguably - John Brown's body is definately a Northern piece.  As is
>BHotR (which  - IIRC  -  the lady who penned it took offense at the
>"roughness" of the tune, which in typical military fashion evolved - one
>change was the Yanks would be singing 'We're gonna hang Davis from nearest
>oak tree' - or something like that.)
>
>John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave
>John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave
>John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave
>His soul goes marching on
>
>Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
>Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
>Glory, Glory! Hallelujah!
>His soul is marching on
>
>He captured Harper's Ferry with his nineteen men so true
>He frightened old Virginia till she trembled
>     through and through
>They hung him for a traitor, themselves the traitor crew
>His soul is marching on
>
>John Brown died that the slave might be free,
>John Brown died that the slave might be free,
>John Brown died that the slave might be free,
>But his soul is marching on!
>
>The stars above in Heaven are looking kindly down
>The stars above in Heaven are looking kindly down
>The stars above in Heaven are looking kindly down
>On the grave of old John Brown
>
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