Mary Blane

Comment by Nicholas A Bechtel on January 11, 2012 at 1:40pm

Once again, a nice interpretation of a classic. Thanks Tim...

Comment by Ed Womack on January 11, 2012 at 11:04pm

Bravissimo!!

Comment by John Masciale on January 12, 2012 at 2:08am

I do Mary Blane, but as Tim said, there were many versions.  The version I sing uses this melody, but the lyrics found at http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mussm&fileName=sm2/...

 

The challenge of course is the use of the word nigger in the third verse, I don't change it, because it makes a powerful point.  Now the problem - we usually avoid this kind of controversy on the website.  So, I was debating whether or not to make a recording.  How do people feel about this, any thoughts? 

 

As another point with Mary Blane, there were two melodies that were used.  The sheet music I referenced uses the other melody.  However, I prefer the melody Tim played, and so I use German's lyrics with the alternative melody.   This kind of thing was common in the minstrel shows.

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