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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? is a 1975 documentary film directed by Philippe Mora, [4] consisting largely of newsreel footage and contemporary film clips [5] to portray the era of the Great Depression. [6] [7]
The song is about a man who has sought the American dream, but was foiled by the Great Depression.He is the universal everyman who holds various professions, being a farmer and a construction worker as well as a veteran of World War I: it is intended to embrace all listeners.
Abney Park Band in Torrance California on February 25, 2017. Abney Park is a steampunk band based in Seattle.The band is named after an iconic gothic cemetery, the Abney Park Cemetery in London where Robert Brown, the founder of the band, lived and studied for a period in 1988.
In 1975 and newly married, Mora wrote and directed, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, [1] [27] [28] a documentary about the 1930s Depression consisting of a series of film clips from newsreels and photographs, Hollywood films reflecting historical events, and those about making movies as well as outtakes, trailers, and home movies.
The pair's most famous song was "Brother Can You Spare a Dime," based on a lullaby that Gorney learned as a child in Russia. It first appeared in the 1932 Shubert production of New Americana and became the anthem of the Great Depression.
Once we had Depression, but with a dime A man wasn't out of luck. Now we've got inflation, drugs and crime - Brother, can you spare a buck? Once we rode on subways, lived in shacks, But our souls were our own. Now we've got our co-ops, Cadillacs - Banker, can you spare a loan? Once in helmet hats we cheered Uncle Sam, Belted the kids who hated ...
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Steve Marriott (1947–1991) was a successful and versatile English blue-eyed soul, singer-songwriter and guitarist.He is best remembered for his uniquely powerful voice and aggressive guitar [1] in groups Small Faces (1965–1969) and Humble Pie (1969–1975).