Songs+About+the+Civil+War

=Songs About the Civil War = There are many ways people remember the past. People read books, watch movies, and take part in re-enactments. Another way people remember the past is through music. Music can evoke feelings and tell a story at the same time. Listen to the following songs about the Civil War and pay attention to the music and lyrics (words).


 * 1) What feeling is evoked by the music?
 * 2) What story is being told by the lyrics?

John Brown’s Body
1859 media type="custom" key="15522976"

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History of the songs John Brown's Body and Battle Hymn of the Republic

Battle Hymn of the Republic
1861 media type="custom" key="15523968"

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Dixie
1850's What is the difference in feeling between these two versions of Dixie? media type="custom" key="15524930" media type="custom" key="15525342"

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The Day the Sun Stood Still
1998 media type="custom" key="15525666"

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1969 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="15526934"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lyrics

Meaning of song (from Wikipedia)

The Devil to Pay
Battle of Gettysburg, Day 1 Iced Earth, 2006 media type="custom" key="15527818" Lyrics

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hold at All Costs
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Battle of Gettysburg, Day 2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Iced Earth, 2006 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="15527870" <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lyrics

High Water Mark
Battle of Gettysburg, Day 3 Iced Earth, 2006 media type="custom" key="15527896" Lyrics

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Broken Hymn
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="15528146" <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lyrics

Although //Broken Hymn// is about the Civil War the feeling it evokes and the meaning of the lyrics can be applied to any American soldier who died on the battlefield. This video, which is dedicated to WWII soldiers, is proof that music can be timeless and that people can make their own meaning from songs. The scenes from this video are from U.S. military archival footage and HBO's mini-series //The Pacific//. media type="custom" key="15528452"