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Thread #108259   Message #3913340
Posted By: Lighter
26-Mar-18 - 05:18 PM
Thread Name: Songs of the American Civil War
Subject: RE: Songs of the American Civil War
In the case of the Cumberland Three albums, "arranged" usually means "rewritten" (and/or retitled: "Down to Washington," for example, is "Abraham's Daughter, and "Bring the Good Old Bugle" is "Marching Through Georgia").

"Number 292" is "Roll, Alabama, Roll!" (See that thread.)

"The Boys are Home" is (wait for it) "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."in

"Gonna Get You" (inspired by "The Pateroller Song") seemed pretty innocent in 1960, but would now be described as an artifact of "rape culture."

Etc.

Like a couple of , "Hold Your Glasses Steady" is entirely original. It describes the battle of Shiloh as a Southern victory and a whole heap o' fun.

Makes me sorry I missed it.