Thus the song was a parody proclaiming the colonials as country bumpkins. The song expressed the perception of the British that a colonial could stick a feather in his coonskin cap and think he was as fashionable as any European. A fool or simpleton." "Dandy," on the other hand, refers to "a gentleman of affected manners, dress and hairstyle." "Macaroni" was not a reference to the pasta but to "a fancy style of Italian dress imitated in England at the time." In the song: "Doodle" refers to "a sorry trifling fellow. Legend has it that the song first appeared as a nursery rhyme ridiculing England's Oliver Cromwell as "Nankee Doodle." British surgeon Richard Schuckburg during that war reportedly substituted new words for the old Cromwell song, changing Nankee to Yankee, making fun of the Americans fighting alongside the British troops. The colonials were a motley crew, wearing furs and buckskins. In America the song surfaced during the French and Indian War when the colonials joined forces with General Braddock at Niagara. see also: The Music of Early America for more music categories.Īlthough written several years before the American Revolution, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was universally popular among both the rebels and British soldiers during the War. Size 10.Yankee Doodle Dandy Download Yankee Doodle Dandy. USA Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-rc1-12-g88b4 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8776 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Ocr_parameters -l eng Pages 17 Pdf_module_version 0.0.16 Run time 0:33:40 Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.7.7 Scanningcenter George Blood, L.P. Urn:matrix_no:26459A External_metadata_update Foldoutcount 0 Genreįolk Identifier 78_1-yankee-doodle-2-the-boston-tea-tax_john-and-lucy-allison-sawyers-minutemen_gbia0067637 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2p6wqpts6p Location GBIA0067637F Condition Worn External-identifier is the equalized version recorded with the 3.8mil truncated conical stylus, and has been copied to have the more friendly filename. The preferred version suggested by an audio engineer at George Blood, L.P. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with Turnover: 250.0, Rolloff: -5.0. They are 3.8mil truncated conical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated conical. Four stylii were used to transfer these records. Singing with accordion, bass and guitar Singing and whistling with drums, accordion, bass and guitar Singing with oboe, accordion, bass and guitar Singing with drum, accordion, bass and guitar Singing with piano, accordion, bass and guitar Singing with drum, fife, accordion, bass and guitar.ĭigitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Performer: John and Lucy Allison Sawyer's Minutemen John Allison
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