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This is an absolutely beautiful rendition of "Dixie". Enjoy!
Almost brings tears to my eyes...
That album of cowboy songs, Songs of the West, was some of the first music I ever listened to ( along with Elvis ).Ooh. That is an unusual arrangement.
I grew up on the LP of that choir's cowboy songs, so I had to listen to this.
It's so homesick, it's almost a lament...
I suppose it's okay not to care for the tune. We all have different tastes in music. But the connection to our ancestors for me is pretty strong.Is it criminal that I really don't like Dixie?
If it's criminal, you can lock me up, too.Is it criminal that I really don't like Dixie?
I'm Southern, pro-Southern, but I really just care for it. Bonnie Blue Flag, the Confederate rendition of Battle Hymn of the Republic and other like the original rendition of Oh Susanna I like. Dixie? It just don't do nothing for me.
If it's criminal, you can lock me up, too.
I don't usually like "Dixie" either, and I much prefer the other songs mentioned, but being born in the Nawth, I can at least plead "being of unsound mind" (pun unintended, but there you are).
Despite its important historical links, I somehow find "Dixie"... I don't know...shallow? Childish? Just plain over-performed?
Maybe this is because I always associate it with sappy 30s-40s-50s movie portrayals of Confederates, where it is used as a cheap shortcut device for portraying Southern-ness.
Whatever the reason, I found this version surprisingly not-bad -- probably because it's different. You don't usually hear "Dixie" a capella even when it is played slowly, and, as I mentioned before, I kinda am disposed to like that choir.
Very nice with excellent blend to the voices. That can be hard in any chior.This is an absolutely beautiful rendition of "Dixie". Enjoy!
I sing acapella all the time, I did think this was quite excellent. Big fan of tight harmony.As a rule I don't much care for acapella music but this is one of the exceptions.
When I first heard To Arms In Dixie years ago this line stood out. It really gave me a sense of the importance of regional pride, both to the people then and Southerners now.I really liked the pictures that accompanied the song.
"In Dixie's Land I'll take my stand, to live and die in Dixie."