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"You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:19 pm
by TinfoilPhono
I posted this today on Youtube -- Billy Murray singing the George M. Cohan tune "Grand Old Rag," the original title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9E8vmoXCTs
Re: "You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:07 pm
by Wolfe
Supposedly, Murray's record of this for Victor was the best selling record Victor had in their first decade.
Re: "You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:40 am
by melvind
Great video and what sound from an obviously very clean record and terrific machine. Thanks for posting!
Re: "You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:54 am
by EdiBrunsVic
Interesting! Thank you for sharing it.
Re: "You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:57 pm
by Phototone
Isn't the Cohen song "You're A Grand Old Flag", not "Rag"?
Re: "You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:06 pm
by 52089
Phototone wrote:Isn't the Cohen song "You're A Grand Old Flag", not "Rag"?
No, "Rag" was the original title. It was considered controversial to refer to the flag as a rag, even affectionately, so Cohan changed it, even though that meant rhyming "flag" with "flag".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_a_Grand_Old_Flag
Re: "You're a Grand Old Rag"
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:22 am
by edisonplayer
I read or heard that the DAR objected to Cohan calling the American Flag a "rag",so that's why it was changed to "flag".edisonplayer