Brother Can You Spare a Dime - The Great Depression Music

Brother Can You Spare a Dime: Songs about the Great Depression 

"Brother Can You Spare a Dime" lyrics by Yip Harburg music by Jay Gorney (1931)
arrangement by Patricio da Silva in Youtube music video of Brother Can You Spare a Dime a 1930's song in the album "Now and Then" with Music and songs from the Great Depression (s): 2010/1929, with Patricio da Silva, composer and artistic direction, Ian Whitcomb, vocal, accompanied by the What's Next Ensemble, conducted by maestro Vimbayi Kaziboni.




Music from the Great Depression

Brother Can You Spare A Dime (the title of the song is also known as Buddy Can You Spare a Dime) became one of the most important popular songs of the Great Depression Music in America with a success that promises to last over many more generations. It is one of best period documentaries of American life in the 1930s. Speaking from the worker's perspective, the lyrics of Brother Can You Spare A Dime had the ingredients to resonate and have an immediate affinity with the people's lives then and thereafter.

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Meaning

From Brother Can You Spare A Dime with lyrics by Yip Harburg and music by Jay Gorney emerges a song that resonates life as lived in America during the Great Depression era, the thoughts and feelings of those generations who helped develop the country, built railroads and skyscrapers but were crushed and left out by the stock market crash of 1929 of that same world one day they helped build.

The Great Depression Music: Other Songs of the Great Depression

Discover other songs about the Great Depression and 1930s music in the Album "Now and Then" Music From The Great Depression (s):

http://www.thesoundstew.com/2011/06/fairy-on-clock.html
http://www.thesoundstew.com/2011/06/im-happy-when-im-hiking.html





Brother Can You Spare A Dime - Sheet Music. Listen to Brother Can You Spare a Dime in the album Now & Then: Music From the Great Depression (s) 2010 / 1929

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Lyrics 

Lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931)


 They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob,

When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.

They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead,

Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?


Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time.

Once I built a railroad; now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime;

Once I built a tower, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?


Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell,

Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum,

Half a million boots went slogging through Hell,

And I was the kid with the drum!


Say, don't you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time.

Why don't you remember, I'm your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?


Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell,

Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum,

Half a million boots went slogging through Hell,

And I was the kid with the drum!


Say, don't you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time.

Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?