Burlington Public Library MA

Stan Freberg presents The United States of America

eng

musical revues and comedies

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Stan Freberg presents The United States of America

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V. 1. The early years. Overture (2:20) -- Columbus discovers America (10:00) (It's a round, round world) -- Pilgrim's progress (3:23) (Take an Indian to lunch) -- The Thanksgiving story (under the double turkey) (1:13) -- The sale of Manhattan (5:56) (Top hat, white feather, and tails) -- The Boston tea party (1:37) -- Declaration of Independence (6:27) (A man can't be too careful when he signs these days) -- The midnight ride of Paul Revere (0:50) -- Betsy Ross and the flag (4:09) -- (Everybody wants to be an art director) -- The discovery of electricity (4:37) -- Washington crosses the Delaware (command decision) (4:45) -- Yankee Doodle go home (Spirit of '76) (4:05) -- The battle of Yorktown (5:45) -- Finale (0:55) (So long friend)V. 2. The middle years. Intro & overture (4:52) -- Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne: The first advertising agency (part 1) (0:55) -- Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (0:35) -- Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (part 2) (5:29) -- America! America! (1:27) -- Madison, Jefferson, Franklin & Osbourne (part 3) (0:48) -- Rumplemeyer's horseshoes: The Francis Scott Key story (1:20) -- Rumplemeyer's horseshoes (1:47) -- Stephen Foster, beloved songwriter (3:27) -- Samuel F.B. Morse sends the first telegram (1:23) -- Abe Lincoln in analysis (3:40) -- Show folk (3:22) -- Abe Lincoln at home in the White House (5:28) -- Barbara Frietchie, martyr of the year (2:56) -- Shoot if you must (2:21) -- Lincoln at Shiloh, with General Grant (3:36) -- As long as you're up ; A sober life's a hard life (1:40)The Appomattox Courthouse Bar & Grill (1:56) -- There'll never be another war (0:37) -- Custer's last stand (1:37) -- Alexander Graham Bell and the first phone call (2:14) -- Thomas Edison invents the light bulb! The phonograph (Part 1) (1:13) -- Perseverence (1:36) -- Thomas Edison invents the light bulb! The phonograph (Part 2) (2:55) -- Planned obsolescence (2:09) -- The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk (1:01) -- Henry Ford invents Detroit (1:40) -- Perseverence (reprise) (0:55) -- The sinking of the Lusitania (1:14) -- Two Tin Pan Alley songwriters (0:15) -- U-boat/The guns of August (1:27) -- Hello, peace, hello (1:08) -- There'll never be another war (reprise) (0:45) -- Finale. America! America! (reprise) (1:45)

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United States of America