Dan Hewins: The Deck » Whitman http://thedeck.danhewins.com 52 songs in 52 weeks: A Deck of Songs in 2009 by Dan Hewins. A song-per-week project. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:26:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 ©Dan Hewins dhh@hewins.org (Dan Hewins) dhh@hewins.org(Dan Hewins) music 1440 Daniel, Hewing, songs, deck, cards, spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs, weekly 52 songs in 52 weeks: A Deck of Songs in 2009 by Dan Hewins. A song-a-week project. 52 songs in 52 weeks: A Deck of Songs in 2009 by Dan Hewins. A song-a-week project. Dan Hewins Dan Hewins dhh@hewins.org No no http://thedeck.danhewins.com/dhh/img/deck_144.jpg Dan Hewins: The Deck http://thedeck.danhewins.com 144 144 Seven of Spades: O Captain http://thedeck.danhewins.com/black/02/22/seven-of-spades-o-captain/ http://thedeck.danhewins.com/black/02/22/seven-of-spades-o-captain/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:33:08 +0000 hewins http://thedeck.danhewins.com/?p=49 The Seven of Spades is a song I wrote to a poem by Walt Whitman. A collection called "Leaves of Grass" contains this poem. It's a bit like what Billy Bragg and Wilco did to Woody Guthrie lyrics except that this poem was published and wasn't intended to be lyrics (as far as I know).

I did this at home with the acoustic guitar.

]]> http://thedeck.danhewins.com/black/02/22/seven-of-spades-o-captain/feed/ 0 6:08 The Seven of Spades is a song I wrote to a poem by Walt Whitman. A collection called "Leaves of Grass" contains this poem. It's ... The Seven of Spades is a song I wrote to a poem by Walt Whitman. A collection called "Leaves of Grass" contains this poem. It's a bit like what Billy Bragg and Wilco did to Woody Guthrie lyrics except that this poem was published and wasn't intended to be lyrics (as far as I know). I did this at home with the acoustic guitar. black,cards,,spades Dan Hewins no No Six of Spades: The Sun Rises, But Shines Not http://thedeck.danhewins.com/black/02/15/six-of-spades-the-sun-rises-but-shines-not/ http://thedeck.danhewins.com/black/02/15/six-of-spades-the-sun-rises-but-shines-not/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:00:16 +0000 hewins http://thedeck.danhewins.com/?p=47 "The sun rises, but shines not," is a quote from Walt Whitman about a certain battle early in the Civil War. The Union lost this one and it set everybody in Washington in a pretty bad mood. This was Whitman's assessment of the morning that followed the battle. Because the battle was so close to Washington, civilians, including Congressmen and their families had picnics on a bluff from which they could see the battle in action in the distance. As the Union Army retreated they panicked and the streets back to Washington were clogged with soldiers and the spectators alike.

President Lincoln told General McDowell before the battle that "You are green, it is true, but they are green also; you are all green alike." I used part of this quote in the song as well.

This is the second song that I have used eight tracks of vocals (5 and 3). It's definitely "something."

]]> http://thedeck.danhewins.com/black/02/15/six-of-spades-the-sun-rises-but-shines-not/feed/ 0 6:11 "The sun rises, but shines not," is a quote from Walt Whitman about a certain battle early in the Civil War. The Union lost this ... "The sun rises, but shines not," is a quote from Walt Whitman about a certain battle early in the Civil War. The Union lost this one and it set everybody in Washington in a pretty bad mood. This was Whitman's assessment of the morning that followed the battle. Because the battle was so close to Washington, civilians, including Congressmen and their families had picnics on a bluff from which they could see the battle in action in the distance. As the Union Army retreated they panicked and the streets back to Washington were clogged with soldiers and the spectators alike. President Lincoln told General McDowell before the battle that "You are green, it is true, but they are green also; you are all green alike." I used part of this quote in the song as well. This is the second song that I have used eight tracks of vocals (5 and 3). It's definitely "something." black,cards,,spades Dan Hewins no No