{"id":12573,"date":"2014-06-14T02:07:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T02:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=12573"},"modified":"2020-03-30T15:53:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:53:18","slug":"brother-can-you-spare-a-dime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=12573","title":{"rendered":"Brother can you spare a dime?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Also sung as \u00abBuddy, Can You Spare a Dime?<\/strong>\u00ab, is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression.<\/p>\n

Written in 1931 by lyricist E. Y. \u00abYip\u00bb Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, \u00abBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?\u00bb was part of the 1932 musical New Americana<\/a>;<\/em> the melody is based on a Russian lullaby Gorney heard as a child.<\/p>\n

It became best known through recordings by Bing Crosby<\/a> and Rudy Vallee<\/a>. Both versions were released right before Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s election to the presidency and both became number one hits on the charts.<\/p>\n

Dr. John<\/strong> and Odetta<\/strong> created a powerful epic of the down-and-out in their contribution to John Campbell’s 1992 album: ‘STRIKE A DEEP CHORD: Blues Guitars For The Homeless.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022  Click pic<\/strong> for lyrics explanation  \u2192<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25ca Rudy Vallee  \u2193<\/h3>\n