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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 18 Mar 2021
      Replying to @JanetMaslin

      Good piece on the state of play: https://slate.com/culture/2020/08/night-they-drove-old-dixie-down-band-confederate.html …

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        2. Jack Hamilton‏Verified account @jack_hamilton 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          Thanks!

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        3. Dorian Lynskey‏ @Dorianlynskey 19 Mar 2021
          Replying to @jack_hamilton @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          I was going to tweet this. It's a tremendous piece.

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        1. John Latimer‏Verified account @JohnMLatimer 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          This is a good piece. Thanks for sharing it. The author’s a bit harsh on Robertson’s lyrical-writing skills, though. Can’t wait to hear Jack Hamilton’s Greatest Hits when it’s released.

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        1. Smelodies‏ @SmelOdiesOG 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          This clip the author links to is illuminating. Not sure why he thinks it’s so ambiguous. https://youtu.be/gXSYm-CkUsE 

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        2. Trish *Vaxxed but Still Masked* Walters‏ @aging_child 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          Randy Newman immediately comes to mind as a perfect example of a "character song" writer. Consequently, many of his songs are misinterpreted as representing his own personal views.

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        3. John Olberding‏ @jolberding01 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @aging_child @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          I mean, there is a big difference between satire, as in what Newman often writes, and a song told from a sympathetic and earnest POV. Lots of folks write in character, but not necessarily in a way that ennobles the character's views that may be insensitive/offensive.

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        2. Peter Keough‏ @pkeough1 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @theRealWedgeA @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          "The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing" This sounds like they are celebrating the Confederate defeat.

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        1. Brad James‏ @jamesbrad263 18 Mar 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JanetMaslin

          Good essay. Around 1982, I saw Levon Helm and the Cate Brothers play in a bar in Kingston, Ontario. Hanging on the wall behind them, and not attracting a lot of comment by anyone, was a big Confederate flag.

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        1. Christopher Ames‏ @SagePrez 19 Mar 2021
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          Vietnam connection is an interesting reading.

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