Robbie Robertson's approach of "not siding with any of the parties" means that people can interpret the song according to their preconceptions. Racists can interpret it as pro-confederate. Anti-war people can interpret it as anti-war. Yet others can be indifferent to the meaning of the words and just regard it as a nice tune.
This ambiguity is commercially advantageous. It enables The Band to sell more records. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Greg McDonald <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 16 August 2020 11:13 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [marxmail] Is the Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” really a pro-Confederate anthem? Well, some members of The Band certainly researched the Civil War a bit more than some here have researched The Band. https://musicaficionado.blog/2016/04/25/the-night-they-drove-old-dixie-down-by-the-band/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#433): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/433 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76186108/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES<br />#1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br />#2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br />#3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
