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theboss

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98. I've heard some really powerful slowed-down versions of it

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 12:55 PM

Jan 2015

Bob Dylan has a cool version of it from Masked and Anonymous.

I have a feeling that this question is really asking, Does the hijacking of Dixie by Neo-Confederates make you hate the song?"

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What are your feelings about the song "Dixie?" [View all] Orrex Jan 2015 OP

Crappy Katy Perry song. trumad Jan 2015 #1

Antebellum fantasy edhopper Jan 2015 #2

The Song has a wide and varied, interesting history Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #3

Well.... Orrex Jan 2015 #6

Please do take note that an Ohioan claims to have wrote the song. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #13

Seriously? That's unusually thin-skinned of you. Orrex Jan 2015 #24

Later has arrived. Why did you post this thread? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #25

Because I heard "Dixie" as hold music while calling a company today Orrex Jan 2015 #26

sorry your own thin skinned sensiblities were offended. now. thread/trashed. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #28

Offended? Perhaps you're projecting. Orrex Jan 2015 #35

A company based in a northern state playing it is kind of odd. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #83

I could ask, but I imagine that they contract with some 3rd-party company for their hold music Orrex Jan 2015 #97

wished you had added this info to the OP ... The company/person lunasun Jan 2015 #95

I love the song too Tuesday cwydro Jan 2015 #55

Interesting - I love music history. Thanks. Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #71

I just look away underpants Jan 2015 #4

lol. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #12

+1 MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #21

Not on any of my playlists. BillZBubb Jan 2015 #5

When it's used to glorify confederates, antebellum times, racism, etc., I don't like it. Hoyt Jan 2015 #7

yes. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #8

This Bettie Jan 2015 #9

It is not a recommended prosecutorial tool: IDemo Jan 2015 #10

I like it. It's meaningful if you live in the south Gman Jan 2015 #22

I live in the South. NOLALady Jan 2015 #66

I like Dwight Yokam's version of it. n/t benz380 Jan 2015 #11

love me some Dwight Yokam. are you referring to I Sang Dixie ... ? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #15

Yep! benz380 Jan 2015 #18

Confused and inconsistent. Igel Jan 2015 #14

Catchy tune that unfortunately celebrates a horrible way of life. on point Jan 2015 #16

I always liked it, and still do. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2015 #17

It's not a song that has ever been relevant in my life. MineralMan Jan 2015 #19

Catchy tune LWolf Jan 2015 #20

Because of it's origins, it has no value to me... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #23

Elvis' version is the best (part of An American Trilogy). femmocrat Jan 2015 #27

tried to find a version w/out the triology. but, yes This Thread was not complete w/out some Elvis. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #30

Elvis had the grace to follow it with the "Battle Hymn of The Republic" DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #34

also the sweatiest version Enrique Jan 2015 #47

The melody is real pretty. Iggo Jan 2015 #29

Yes, I like the melody, too, whether it's the slow Elvis version or more of a march. amandabeech Jan 2015 #100

President Lincoln liked it so much, he claimed it for the Union almost 150 years ago. . . Journeyman Jan 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #32

I generally hate it except for this one version that I REALLY like: Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #33

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. Iggo Jan 2015 #38

How did the word dixie come from. pennylane100 Jan 2015 #37

There are at least two theories about the origins of "Dixie" Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #43

Aha! I was wondering that myself. I thought it might come from the "Mason-Dixon line" calimary Jan 2015 #46

I thought that it came from the disposable paper cups Orrex Jan 2015 #53

The song predates the name of the paper cups by more than 60 years Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #59

I like these Dixie Cups better. nolabear Jan 2015 #65

je approuve aikoaiko Jan 2015 #77

nods, when I went to Nola DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #70

Was it not written tongue in cheek by black people?? hollowdweller Jan 2015 #39

No- original was by a white person in blackface performances NYC see post 95 lunasun Jan 2015 #96

Hasn't it become the racist national anthem? Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #40

In certain contexts, yes Orrex Jan 2015 #50

It's no "Camptown Races" Tom Ripley Jan 2015 #41

Doo-Dah, Doo-Dah Orrex Jan 2015 #49

It's De Camp Town Ladies jberryhill Jan 2015 #61

Next, you'll tell me that Foghorn isn't a real rooster Orrex Jan 2015 #62

Listen when I'm talkin', boy jberryhill Jan 2015 #63

Cool Munificence Jan 2015 #79

LOL Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #73

My ears enjoy the song but if people are playing it to Jetboy Jan 2015 #42

I learned it in elementary school in Arkansas Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #44

so you're on hold and the hold muzak is Dixie ? olddots Jan 2015 #45

Exactly Orrex Jan 2015 #48

I prefer "Battle Hymn of The Republic." muntrv Jan 2015 #51

Kinda risqué, isn't it? Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #52

A woman of scandalous nature and irredeemable reputation, to be sure. Inkfreak Jan 2015 #94

Abraham Lincoln said that it was his favorite song. Lex Jan 2015 #54

Then again, he never got to hear "Call Me Maybe" Orrex Jan 2015 #60

I like The Band's take cwydro Jan 2015 #56

Big Munificence Jan 2015 #80

It's historical. Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #57

19th C version of Sweet Home Alabama Telcontar Jan 2015 #58

Believe it or not this song has lived in many lives, black and white alike, having spent time in the Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #64

I wasn't aware that anyone had said you're racist. Orrex Jan 2015 #69

It doesn't bother me. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #67

I like it. linuxman Jan 2015 #68

If I say I like it, am I going to be called a racist? Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #72

Did you read the thread? Orrex Jan 2015 #75

Did I strike a nerve? By all minds, continue policing DU for thought crimes Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #84

You didn't strike anything at all, but your response is predictable Orrex Jan 2015 #85

How is Louisiana RELEVANT to a song titled "DIXIE", you ask? Are you fucking shitting me? Pooka Fey Jan 2015 #90

Please calm down and read my reply again. Orrex Jan 2015 #91

Bob Dylan sings it PaddyIrishman Jan 2015 #74

Very PROUD to be a Southerner! No prob w/ the song whatsoever! nt 1bigdude Jan 2015 #76

Out of curiosity, why are you proud to be a southerner? Orrex Jan 2015 #82

Proud of my beautiful state (SC). I've lived quite an enjoyable life here. NT 1bigdude Jan 2015 #87

I haven't been there in decades, but I'm sure that it's lovely. Orrex Jan 2015 #88

Perhaps it just comes down to the fact that people are different. The image of the SC state flag 1bigdude Jan 2015 #89

To me, it is just a song. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #78

It's an interesting piece of history. Adrahil Jan 2015 #81

It's a pretty tune oldlib2 Jan 2015 #86

I like it rock Jan 2015 #92

None whatsoever. (nt) Inkfreak Jan 2015 #93

I've heard some really powerful slowed-down versions of it theboss Jan 2015 #98

I like the tune gladium et scutum Jan 2015 #99

Slightly off-topic, but this PBS special on Civil War-era music Tanuki Jan 2015 #101

Thank you Orrex Jan 2015 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #103