“They frequently sing, the men and woman answering ... the crew did pick up on the sorrowful tone of their songs. 2 Music was a way for slaves to express their feelings whether it was sorrow ...

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The album comes together like a story. Each song presents another twist in the plot. Although all the songs on “The Sweet Unknown” are agreeable, something just doesn’t sit right. What that something ...

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The singer, songwriter, and composer Randy Newman had a fascination with the legend of Faust that approached obsession.

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The N-word is a derogatory term; a racial slur which was used to refer to and insult black slaves, but today ... like any other very popular rap song. So they sang along to it." ...

Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a slave owner ... by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu and sung by Nelson Eddy, Lawrence Tibbett, and others. That a song with such racist origins has been ...

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Exhibit A in critics’ account is the anthem’s seldom-sung ... song, “Parcel of Rogues,” describes Scotland as having been sold out for “hireling traitor’s wages.” “Hireling and ...