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The basic narrative remains intact. On the surface, the song is a black slave's lament over his white master's death in a horse-riding accident. The song, however, is also interpreted as having a subtext of celebration about that death and of the slave having contributed to it through deliberate negligence or even deniable action. [3] [4] [5] [6]
"Masters in This Hall" (alternative title: "Nowell, Sing We Clear") is a Christmas carol with words written around 1860 by the English poet and artist William Morris to an old French dance tune. The carol is moderately popular around the world but has not entered the canon of most popular carols.
"The Touch of the Master's Hand", also sometimes called The Old Violin, [1] is a Christian poem written in 1921 [2] by Myra Brooks Welch. [3]The poem tells of a battered old violin that is about to be sold as the last item at an auction for a pittance, until a violinist steps out of the audience and plays the instrument, demonstrating its beauty and true value.
The song was first released as a B-side to the CD version of "Wonderwall" in October 1995. Its name would be used for the 1998 B-side compilation album, The Masterplan , on which it is featured as the last track.
"Masters of War" is a song by Bob Dylan, written over the winter of 1962–63 and released on the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in the spring of 1963. [1] The song's melody was adapted from the traditional "Nottamun Town." [2] Dylan's lyrics are a protest against the Cold War nuclear arms build-up of the early 1960s. [3]
"The Quartermaster's Store" is a traditional song from England.It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 10508. [1] The origins of both tune and words are uncertain. It was sung by British and ANZAC soldiers during World War I, [2] [3] [4] but may be an older song of the prewar British regular army, [3] or even have origins dating back to the English Civil War in the 17th century. [4]
The two youngest people to write a Disney song score and one of the most-nominated female songwriters in Oscar history are in this year's original song mix. The prodigies, the master and their ...
The song was first written in 1980 by rappers Duke Bootee and Melle Mel in response to the 1980 New York City transit strike, which is mentioned in the song's lyrics. [3] "The Message" was an early prominent hip hop song to provide social commentary. The song's lyrics describe the stress of inner-city poverty.