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Thread #49769   Message #753039
Posted By: masato sakurai
23-Jul-02 - 10:59 AM
Thread Name: Battleship of Maine: Pro or Anti War?
Subject: RE: Battleship of Maine: Pro or Anti War?
23 Maine songs in the Levy Collection (results by using "the maine" as search words). All are patriotic.

1. "Wreck of the Maine." Words and Music by Reginald M. Tewksbury (Toledo, Ohio: The Melodia Company, 1898). Dedicatee: "In Memory of the Victims of the Maine horror, who perished in Havana Harbor, Feb'y 15, 1898."

2. "Remember the Maine. Song and Chorus." Words and Music by A.W. Finnell (Sedalia, MO: A.W. Perry & Son, 306-308 Broadway, n.d.).

3. "The Sinking of the Maine." Words by Geo. R. Craven. Music by W.J. Barr (Alliance, Ohio: Craven & Barr, 1898).

4. "Our Gallant Warship Maine. Beautiful Discriptive [sic] Song & Refrain." Words by Chas. H. McIntosh. Music by The Gallery God (Philadelphia: The Brown McIntosh Pub., N.E. Cor. 9th & Arch Sts., 1898).

5. "My Son Went Down With the Maine (The Boston Post's Song)." Words by Daniel W. Gallagher. Music by Frederick T. Strachan (Boston: The Nemo Publishing Co., n.d.).

6. "My Sweetheart Went Down With the Maine." [back cover contains poem "Cuba Land," to tune of "Maryland, My Maryland"] Words and Music by Bert Morgan (Macomb, Illinois: The Morgan Music Company, 1898). Dedicatee: "Respectfully Dedicated to Miss Frances N____, [whose fiance went down with the Maine]"

7. "My Father was a Sailor on the Maine." [also includes text for "Remember the Maine," to be sung to the air of "Columbia Gem of the Ocean"]. Words and Music by Hattie Nevada (Kansas City, MO: Kansas City Talking Machine Co., 1898).

8. "Battle Hymn of the Republic." By Julia Ward Howe (Supplement to the Sunday Examiner, May 1, 1898). [With the slogan "Remember the Maine" on the cover]

9. "We are Marching on to Glory for the Flag!" Words by W.M. Browne. Music by J.W. Wheeler ( Boston: G.W. Setchell, 1898). [contains the words: "We don't forget the Maine. The Maine and all her martyrs call us out."]

10. "Uncle Sam, Tell Us Why Are You Waiting. Patriotic Song & Chorus." By Monroe H. Rosenfeld (New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 45 East 20th St., 1898). [with a photo of "U.S. Maine" on the cover; contains the words "let's avenge our gallant Maine"]

11. "The Pride of Our Nation." Words by Wm. H. Long. Music by Chas. F. Arnd (Pittsburg, PA: Arnd & Long, 421 Thirty Third St, 1898). Dedicatee: "Dedicated to the Crew of The Maine."

12. "The Song They Sang at Santiago. Patriotic Song & Chorus." By Theo. A. Metz (New York: Metz Music Co., 1147 Broadway, 1898). First Line: "Way down in far off Cuba our gallant boys so true"

13. "The Song of Our Nation, or, Fight for the Right and Free Cuba. A Song for Patriotic Americans." Words and Music by Harry Holliday (New York: Feist and Frankenthaler, 1227 Broadway, 42 W. 30th St., 1898). [contains the words "Remember the Maine"]

14. "Say Goodbye to Mother, or, I'll Remember the Maine and Brother Jack. A Thrilling Ballad of the War." Words by Jere O'Halloran. Music by M.B. Lawry (Boston: The Vivian Music Pub. Co., 1898).

15. "Say Goodbye to Mother, or, I'll Remember the Maine and Brother Jack. A Thrilling Ballad of the War." Words by Jere O'Halloran. Music by M.B. Lawry (Boston: The Vivian Music Pub. Co., 1898). [same as (14), but with a photo of another singer Miss Julia Mackey]

16. "Old Glory. A Patriotic War Song and Chorus." Words and Music Composed by W.B. Hale (Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Music Co., 1898). [contains the words "With their treacherous devices they blew up the Maine"]

17. "On the Shores of Havana, Far Away. (A Paraphrase)." (To the Melody of the Famous Song "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away.") Composed by Paul Dresser. Words by Andrew B. Sterling (New York: Howley, Haviland & Co., 1260-1266 Broadway, 1898). First Line of Chorus: "Oh, the moon shines down tonight upon the waters, where the heroes of the Maine in silence lay"

18. "The Heroes Who Sank With the Maine." Words by Jas. O'Dea. Music by Paul Cohn (Chicago: Sol Bloom, 241 Wabash Ave., Suite 11, Rooms A,B,C,D, and E, 1898).

19. "Marching Through Cuba! Patriotic Song and Chorus. (The Boston Sunday Post's War Song". By Wm. B. Fairchild (Chelsea, Mass.: Fairchild Music Co. Publishers, 1898). [contains the words: "The Maine has been remembered in a most emphatic way"]

20. "Cuba and the Maine." (The Latest Sung by all the Most popular Singers). Words and Music by W.L. Nunn. (Providence: The J.A. Bartlett Music Co., n.d.). [with a photo of The Battleship Maine on front cover]

21. "Bring Our Heroes Home." Words by Max & Ben Human. Music by Rudolph Knauer (Indianapolis, Indiana: Popular Music Publishing Co., 1898). First line: "Shall they who perished on the Maine by treacherous device"

22. "Boys, 'Remember the Maine.'" Words and Music by E.A. Warren (Chicago: S. Brainard's Sons Co., 1898).

23. "The Battle of Santiago." Written by Chas. F. Alsop (Philadelphia: Chas. F. Alsop, 1315 Somerset St., 1898). First Line of Chorus: "Let's stand by our guns! Remember the Maine!"

~Masato