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    Yesterday's Songs Transformed: A Historical Tour of Song Rewriting
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    Yesterday's Songs Transformed: A Historical Tour of Song Rewriting

    By Gary McGath

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    Did you know that "Yankee Doodle" was originally written to make fun of the American colonists, or that a Northerner wrote "Dixie"? Did you ever wonder if there's really a house called the Rising Sun in New Orleans, and what goes on there? Do you know how big a debt parody writers owe to Mad magazine? You can find out all these things and more, in the new book from the author of Tomorrow's Songs Today!

    Songs are alive. They change over time. People put new ideas into old lyrics, fitting them to new purposes. A new version expresses it to a new generation. A rebuttal or parody answers the original. Sometimes people misremember a song and give it a new twist. Students, soldiers, sailors, children, fans, and all kinds of other people have come up with new words. This book guides you on an informal tour of the changes in songs over the years. From the Middle Ages to today, it shows how people have put new lines into old tunes.

    You'll come away from this book knowing more about some of your favorite songs, and you'll have a lot of fun along the way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGary McGath
    Release dateAug 13, 2018
    ISBN9780463538586
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    Yesterday's Songs Transformed: A Historical Tour of Song Rewriting
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    Gary McGath

    I'm a freelance writer, formerly a software engineer, with a background in publication systems, file formats, library systems, and digital preservation. Lately I've developed an interest in the sixteenth century and have published a fantasy novel (The Magic Battery) based on it. I'm working on a sequel.

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