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My Country, 'tis of Thee (Abolitionist Version)
My Country, 'tis of Thee (Abolitionist Version)
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore My Country, 'tis of Thee (Abolitionist Version) · Chase Holfelder My Country, 'tis of Thee (Abolitionist Version) ℗ 2015 Chase Holfelder Released on: 2015-07-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.
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This musician, Chase Holfelder, does a lot of minor key covers of major key songs. For My Country 'Tis of Thee he didn't just change the key- he switched from the standard lyrics to an abolitionist version written in the 1800s. It becomes not a celebration of freedom for some, but a song about the evil of slavery, full of condemnation and grief. I also like how the harmonies build through each successive verse.



