The American Civil War

"canambridge"]Actually I've preferred "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" which I think is pretty much stright from a Presbyterian hymn book. Guess it just shows my politcal leanings.

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When l said "Up the rebels" l meant the Irish rebels-I'm a Northener...My Canadian wife will be glad to hear that one of her favorite songs was written by one of her countrymen...Actually, the recording l have is by "The Wolftones", an Irish Group-it "Johnny We hardly kne ye", "The Fighting 69th" , "Admiral William Brown,and the other songs l mentioned- From what l gathered tye greater part of American and Canadian music (military or otherwise) has largely Irish or Irish inspired..

 

The words to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" were written by Julia Ward Howe. She had heard a song called "John Brown's Body", which was very popular with the Federal troops; she liked the tune, but hated the lyrics (the chorus goes: "John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in its grave, but his truth is marching on"; can't say as I blame Julia for disliking it). She wrote a new set of lyrics for the tune, and this new version became instantly popular. Thus was born "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".

 

he had heard a song called "John Brown's Body", which was very popular with the Federal troops; she liked the tune, but hated the lyrics (the chorus goes: "John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in its grave, but his truth is marching on"; can't say as I blame Julia for disliking it).
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Yep! the original lyrics perhaps might appeal to Gomez and Mortitia Addams-l actually heard the original version in some old Pathe news-reel...quite tasteless...

 

"Oh cara mia, let us dance on John Brown's Body..."

I can totally picture it.

 

Music was very important to the troops on both sides. The Federals favored such tunes as "Marching Through Georgia", "Tenting Tonight", and "Battle Cry of Freedom"; the Confederates favored "Dixie", "Bonnie Blue Flag", and "Goober Peas". There were, of course, many other songs the two sides enjoyed, and there were often two versions of a lot of the most popular songs. The favorite tune of both sides appears to have been "Home, Sweet Home", for obvious reasons.

 

While marching through Maryland, as thei advanced towards Gettsburg, Bobby Lee's troops tried to win the hearts of the populaion of Marylkand-amoing other things-by singing "Maryland, My Maryland- ( although the music, i think, came from a German Christmas Carol known as "Tannebaum"-the English version goes "Oh Christmas Tree, oh Christmas Tree, l wish a was a Christmas Tree" (not me, not with all the loose dogs around hahahahaha!

 

That song originally goes "Oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree, your branches are wonderfully pretty" (on translation of course, not synchronized).

 

Aber natürlich.......

 

More like" Cara Mia let's go see if we can dig up John Brown's body" Roel, was the original TV series (c. 1965) on "The Addams Fanily" broadcasted in Europe?.. personally l thought John Astin made a far, far ar better Gomez than Raul Julia...

 

On a "you won't believe this, but..." note, a friend of mine who has a display of cannon and other Civil War weapons he's made himself told me recently that there was in the Confederacy a plow mounted cannon. And he apparently has documentation for this. The idea was for a farmer to fire it at any Federal troops who showed up at his farm while he was plowing.

 

No originial TV series. just a recent one which is just a ripoff of the movies, and a cartoon series which is worse yet.

I don't even want to picture the Addams Family with anyone BUT Raul Julia, and for instance, Christina Ricci.

 

No originial TV series. just a recent one which is just a ripoff of the movies, and a cartoon series which is worse yet.I don't even want to picture the Addams Family with anyone BUT Raul Julia, and for instance, Christina Ricci

Despite the crude special "effects" of the period,and the fact that in only lasted 30 minutes,t the original cast was better -perhaps because l was younger when l saw them-but the original series made me laugh then and still makes laugh today..whereas the Raul Julia mvies do not produce the same effect after the first time...but that is a subjective view.... ..Then again. l've always considered originals better than remakes-.for intsance, there have been several "Phantoms of the Opera", but when l finally got to see the original version , with Lone Chaney a couple of years ago, l considered that the others could never equal his performance...