Go Tell Aunt Rhody

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"Go Tell Aunt Rhody"
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"Go Tell Aunt Rhody" is an English language folk song of nineteenth-century American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3346. The tune is older, dating to the 18th century. It originated as a gavotte in the 1752 opera Le devin du village (The Village Soothsayer) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. [1] [2]

The subject of the song is grief associated with loss, in this case from the death of an "old gray goose". [3]

Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) sings it as a lullaby to a baby in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. season 4 episode 29 "And Baby Makes Three" (1968). [4]

A version of the song was created by composer Michael A. Levine and musician Jordan Reyne for Capcom's 2017 survival horror game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard . [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rousseau and Aunt Rhody". Bibliolore. June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Matteson, Richard L. Jr. (March 1, 2012). Acoustic Music Source Book. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN   978-1-61911-099-1.
  3. ↑ Willard, Christopher; Saltzman, Amy (September 24, 2015). Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Guilford Publications. ISBN   978-1-4625-2238-5.
  4. ↑ "Gomer Pyle: USMC - And Baby Makes Three - Soundtracks". IMDB. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ Donnelly, Joe (February 21, 2017). "The origins of Resident Evil 7's haunting 'Go Tell Aunt Rhody' theme song". PC Gamer . Retrieved May 7, 2024.


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