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Take a break hamilton8/2/2023 ![]() Raise a glass to freedomSomething they can never take awayNo matter what they tell youRaise a glass to the four of us Image Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions “My Shot” hints at the policies that flared up tensions between the British and its American colonies (i.e., the British policies of taxing everything ridiculously), and it’s a pretty decent rap. He took part in the Revolutionary War and was recruited to be George Washington’s aide, which ended his military career. I have learned to manage, I don’t have a gun to brandishI walk these streets famishedThe plan is to fan this spark into a flameBut damn, it’s getting dark, so let me spell out the nameI am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R we are meant to beĪ colony that runs independentlyMeanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlesslyEssentially, they tax us relentlesslyThen King George turns around, runs a spending spreeHe ain’t ever gonna set his descendants freeSo there will be a revolution in this centuryĪlexander Hamilton was a firm believer in independence for the colonies. Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ![]() It’s a bit spooky, especially when you factor in that Burr was responsible for taking Hamilton’s life. They both became lawyers and both their children died tragically. Burr and Hamilton both attended Princeton and graduated early. In “Aaron Burr, Sir,” the men seem to be getting acquainted with one another. Burr was the third vice president of the United States and is also known as the man who killed Hamilton in a duel. ![]() Fate seemed to lead both men down the same path. The tale of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton is pretty strange. James Hamilton abandoned Rachel, leaving her to fend for herself.īURR:And while we’re talking let me offer you some free advice.Talk less.īURR:Don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for.īURR:Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead. His mother, Rachel Lavien née Faucette was fleeing from her abusive husband when she met Hamilton’s father, James A. His father and mother weren’t married when he was born and his father never officially claimed him, and in those days, that made Hamilton a “bastard.” Hamilton couldn’t attend the local parish’s school because of his status. It turns out our founding father Alexander Hamilton had a really tough childhood. How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whoreAnd a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished,In squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar? Image Credit: Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images Keep reading (and rapping!) so you don’t miss a thing.Ī version of this story first appeared in November 2016. So we’ve broken down a couple of fan-favorite songs and revealed some history lesson gems hidden in the lyrics. Luckily, most of the lyrics of the Hamilton album have been explained by Lin-Manuel Miranda himself. I’ll admit, some of the lyrics went right over my head - it helps to have a quick and dirty guide to all the historical references and names. The tracks on Hamilton, although delightfully modern and wide in musical range, require some careful analyzing, though. I mean, Miranda has George Washington rapping fire bars - no wonder this musical has become a classic. And ever since it hit Broadway, it garnered a major cult following - from those who’ve either watched the show or listened to the soundtrack in its entirety on Spotify. It received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations and won 11, including Best Musical. Hamilton: An American Musical changed musical theater as we know it.
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