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Song o' the Day-"Shiloh: A Requiem"
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New Orleans JAZZ NHP’s Song o’ the Day:
“Shiloh: A Requiem”
“War, huh, yeah. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing…” begins the Motown song written for the Temptations, but pre-released by Edwin Starr in 1970. One of the most popular protest songs ever recorded; it became the biggest hit of Starr’s career, #1 on the Billboard Top 100 and one of 161 songs on the no-play list issued by Clear Channel Communications!
We mention this on June 2nd, as this is the date our Nation concluded the bloodiest four years of U.S. history. With the surrender of Confederate Forces west of the Mississippi River, “President (Andrew) Johnson issued a proclamation stating that the insurrection was over”(History.com). 642,427 total Union casualties. 483,026 total Confederate casualties.
So, on this second day after the Memorial Day holiday, let us consider Herman Melville’s poem, “Shiloh: A Requiem” as read and musically accompanied by our National Park Service Rangers.
From: Songs of the Lower Mississippi Delta
Written by: Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Music: composed by Matt Hampsey
Produced by: National Park Service
Performed by: Chris Mekow (narration), Matt Hampsey (guitars)
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NPS photos: Bruce Barnes, Chas. Oliphant, Elizabeth Dupree. Design: Riana Thornton (crescentmusic)