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Old 05-26-2023, 09:51 AM
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Hi folks,

Looking for ideas for easy-to-learn songs for Memorial Day at an assisted living facility.

Thanks!
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Old 05-26-2023, 09:55 AM
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Our ukulele club always did a medley of the military anthems, including Coast Guard. It always went over well, especially with the veterans in the audience.
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Old 05-26-2023, 10:14 AM
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God Bless America?

Also while some consider it a bit of a protest song...This Land is Your Land.
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Old 05-26-2023, 10:17 AM
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Statler Bros.

Do You Remember These
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Old 05-26-2023, 10:38 AM
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Songs for Memorial Day

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again"

That's the happy version. The truthful folk song I believe is

"Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye"

And yes, nobody seems to sing all six verses to
"This Land is Your Land", as there are some uncomfortable questions asked along the way.

Signal Kitchen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3aqV-f7tEo




"With God On Our Side"?

How about "Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag"?
Woodstock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6-bHlz-4

Johnny Cash, from "The Ballad of Ira Hayes":
". . . back home, nobody cared what Ira'd done,
and when do the Indians dance")

Gen. Wm. T. Sherman said it best. "War is He-2-sticks"

Be well and play well,

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It gets me every time.

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‘Traveling Soldier’ by The (Dixie) Chicks cuts to the heart of the matter.
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Haunting:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2kZASM8OX7s&feature=share
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Or this:

https://youtu.be/FSwvIhUnEGQ
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A mournful tune that touches deep in my soul!
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Since there are least two airborne guys here:

There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute,
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit,
He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots,
And he ain't gonna jump no more

Gory, Gory, what a helluva a way to die……..

He ain’t going to jump no more.

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Since there are least two airborne guys here:

There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute,
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit,
He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots,
And he ain't gonna jump no more

Gory, Gory, what a helluva a way to die……..

He ain’t going to jump no more.

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"Billy Overcame His Size" Merle Haggard.
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Where have all the flowers gone?
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Find the Cost of Freedom - CSNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMfvYxK9Zoo
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