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Verwandte Songs (related songs)
Song «Brother, Can You Spare A Dime» von Bing Crosby.
Fakten
Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1932 11 (Single)
Label: Brunswick 6414
Songwriter Jay Gorney & E.J. 'Yip' Harburg
Produktion:
Genre: Traditionalpop - Vocalpop - Crooning
Annotationen
Aus dem Musical New Americana
, das ein Flop wurde. Die Melodie basiert auf einem russischen Schlaflied. Einer der wenigen Broadway Songs, die in Moll beginnen.
Ein riesiger Hit, bevor Rossevelt Präsident wurde; ein politischer Song, der die Brüderlichkeit mit den massenhaft Arbeitslosen der Zeit anrührte. Wikipedia schreibt, der Song sei die Hymne der gescheiterten Träume der Ära.
Personen und Querverweise
Bing Crosby
Jay Gorney
E.J. 'Yip' Harburg
Lyrics
They used to tell me I was building a dream And so I followed the mob When there was earth to plow or guns to bear I was always there right on the job They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread Once I built a railroad, I made it run Made it race against time Once I built a railroad, now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime Once I built a tower up to the sun Brick and rivet and lime Once I built a tower, now it's done Brother, can you spare a dime? Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell Full of that Yankee-Doodly-dum Half a million boots went slogging through Hell And I was the kid with the drum Say, don't you remember, they called me "Al" It was "Al" all the time Why don't you remember, I'm your pal Say buddy, can you spare a dime Once in khaki suits, ah gee we looked swell Full of that Yankee-Doodly-dum Half a million boots went slogging through Hell And I was the kid with the drum Oh, say, don't you remember, they called me "Al" It was "Al" all the time Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal Buddy, can you spare a dime