Thanks for this reference..... I did not know this was the most popular song during the Civil War, but I can see why - great song, certainly of its time and still relevant. I hummed the tune as I read the lyrics in your post..... I never sing where others can hear me - I'm 83, and can't run away as fast as I used to.....
Thanks for this reference..... I did not know this was the most popular song during the Civil War, but I can see why - great song, certainly of its time and still relevant. I hummed the tune as I read the lyrics in your post..... I never sing where others can hear me - I'm 83, and can't run away as fast as I used to.....
my trouble is sort of the opposite. for pretty much all my life, I had the decency to singonly in private. when I was married, one of the perks was voice lessons (Rochelle was an opera singer), but they only sort of "took" (I can occasionally match the right pitch). now I sing whenever I want to, having achieved the status of "weird old guy." when this happens, you're better off crossing the street.
I once sang (or TRIED to sing) "Jerusalem" when I attended a Sunday service in an old Norman church in Cumbria. lots of weird looks...
Thanks for this reference..... I did not know this was the most popular song during the Civil War, but I can see why - great song, certainly of its time and still relevant. I hummed the tune as I read the lyrics in your post..... I never sing where others can hear me - I'm 83, and can't run away as fast as I used to.....
I laughed out loud.
my trouble is sort of the opposite. for pretty much all my life, I had the decency to singonly in private. when I was married, one of the perks was voice lessons (Rochelle was an opera singer), but they only sort of "took" (I can occasionally match the right pitch). now I sing whenever I want to, having achieved the status of "weird old guy." when this happens, you're better off crossing the street.
I once sang (or TRIED to sing) "Jerusalem" when I attended a Sunday service in an old Norman church in Cumbria. lots of weird looks...