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Apparently the Union in the US Civil War had a dope song they used to sing(hexbear.net)

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown’s_Body

I guess I respect some troops a bit

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JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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Also, did you know that Solidarity Forever uses the tune from John Brown’s Body?

A lot of songs use that tune. As Utah Phillips put it: The wobblies liked to steal the hymn tunes because they were pretty, and changed the words so they made more sense.

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buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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Love the little stories Utah Phillips tells around his songs

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JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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Yeah, he must’ve had amazing stage presence.

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newacctidk [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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I own a reprint copy of the Little Red Songbook and each song instructs you which existing song to sing to the tune of. Btw great cheap book to buy for anyone interested

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JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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Me too! I got it for my birthday a couple years ago.

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LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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Lots of union songs also use old time tunes for their melody, too. Like “Union Maid” is a reworked “Redwing”

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