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'When the Saints Go Marching In', often referred to as 'The Saints', is a Black spiritual. Though it originated as a Christian hymn, it is often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra.^[1]The song is sometimes confused with a similarly titled composition 'When the Saints Are Marching In' from 1896 by Katharine Purvis (lyrics) and James Milton Black (music).^[2]

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Origins and usage[edit]

The origins of this song are unclear.^[2] It apparently evolved in the early 1900s from a number of similarly titled gospel songs, including 'When the Saints Are Marching In' (1896) and 'When the Saints March In for Crowning' (1908).^[3] The first known recorded version was in 1923 by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073. Although the title given on the label is 'When All the Saints Come Marching In', the group sings the modern lyrics beginning with 'When the saints go marching in'. No author is shown on the label. Several other gospel versions were recorded in the 1920s, with slightly varying titles but using the same lyrics, including versions by The Four Harmony Kings (1924), Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers (1924), Wheat Street Female Quartet (1925), Bo Weavil Jackson (1926), Deaconess Alexander (1926), Rev. E. D. Campbell (1927), Robert Hicks (AKA Barbecue Bob, 1927), Blind Willie Davis (1928), and the Pace Jubilee Singers (1928).^[4]

The earliest versions were slow and stately, but as time passed the recordings became more rhythmic, including a distinctly uptempo version by the Sanctified Singers on British Parlophone in 1931. Even though the song had folk roots, a number of composers claimed copyright in it in later years, including Luther G. Presley.^[5] and Virgil Oliver Stamps,^[6]R. E. Winsett,^[7] The tune is particularly associated with the city of New Orleans. A jazz standard, it has been recorded by a great many jazz and pop artists.

Lyrics[edit]

As with many numbers with long traditional folk use, there is no one 'official' version of the song or its lyrics. This extends so far as confusion as to its name, with it often being mistakenly called 'When the Saints Come Marching In'. As for the lyrics themselves, their very simplicity makes it easy to generate new verses. Since the first and second lines of a verse are exactly the same, and the third and fourth are standard throughout, the creation of one suitable line in iambic tetrameter generates an entire verse.

It is impossible to list every version of the song, but a common standard version runs:

Oh, when the saints go marching in

Oh, when the saints go marching in

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, when the drums begin to bang

Oh, when the drums begin to bang

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, when the stars fall from the sky

Oh, when the stars fall from the sky

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, when the moon turns red with blood

Oh, when the moon turns red with blood

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call

Oh, when the trumpet sounds its call

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, when the horsemen begin to ride

Oh, when the horsemen begin to ride

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, when the fire begins to blaze

Oh, when the fire begins to blaze

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in

Oh, brother Charles you are my friend

Oh, brother Charles you are my friend

Yea, you gonna be in that number

When the saints go marching in.

Oh, when the saints go marching in

Oh, when the saints go marching in

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints go marching in.

Often the first two words of the common third verse line ('Lord, how I want..') are sung as either 'Oh how', 'Oh, Lord' or even 'Lord, Lord' as cue notes to the simple melody at each 3rd line. Soal olimpiade matematika sd kelas 4.

Arrangements vary considerably. The simplest is just an endless repetition of the chorus. Verses may be alternated with choruses, or put in the third of 4 repetitions to create an AABA form with the verse as the bridge.

Some traditional arrangements often have ensemble rather than individual vocals. It is also common as an audience sing-along number. Versions using call and response are often heard, e.g.:

Call: Oh when the Saints

Response: Oh when the Saints!

The response verses can echo the same melody or form a counterpoint melody, often syncopated opposite the rhythm of the main verses, and a solo singer might sing another counterpoint melody (solo soprano or tenor) as a 3rd part in more complex arrangements.

Analysis of the traditional lyrics[edit]

The song is apocalyptic, taking much of its imagery from the Book of Revelation, but excluding its more horrific depictions of the Last Judgment. The verses about the Sun and Moon refer to Solar and Lunar eclipses; the trumpet (of the Archangel Gabriel) is the way in which the Last Judgment is announced. As the hymn expresses the wish to go to Heaven, picturing the saints going in (through the Pearly Gates), it is entirely appropriate for funerals.

Other versions[edit]

As gospel hymn[edit]

• First recorded by the Paramount Jubilee Singers on Paramount 12073, mid-November 1923. This group may be related to the Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers.^[8]
• Four Harmony Kings, Vocalion 14941, mid-November 1924.^[9]
• Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers, Okeh 8170. c.November 24, 1924.
• Bo Weavil Jackson, c. August 1926 in Chicago, IL, under the title 'When the Saints Come Marching Home', Paramount12390^[10][11]
• Recorded by bluesmanSleepy John Estes accompanied by second guitar and kazoo for Bluebird Records in Chicago, 1941 ^[12]
• This song is available in the Elvis Presley compilation Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings. Sony BMG/Elvis Music

With traditional lyrics[edit]

• Louis Armstrong helped make The Saints into a jazz standard with his 1938 Decca recording.
• The tune was brought into the early rock and roll repertory by Fats Domino as one of the traditional New Orleans numbers he often played to rock audiences. Domino would usually use 'The Saints' as his grand finale number, sometimes with his horn players leaving the stage to parade through the theater aisles or around the dance floor.
• Judy Garland sang it in her own pop style.
• Elvis Presley performed the song during the Million Dollar Quartet jam session and also recorded a version for his film, Frankie and Johnny.
• Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961)
• Other early rock artists to follow Domino's lead included Jerry Lee Lewis and Tony Sheridan (featuring then-unknown band The Beatles as a backing group).
• In 1990, John Rutter arranged a lively version of the song for the Cambridge Singers, piano or organ accompaniment, and a Dixieland jazz-style clarinet obbligato.
• Etta James performed the song during the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

With non-traditional lyrics[edit]

• Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye performed a comedy duet version in the 1959 film The Five Pennies, naming composers and musicians who would play 'on the day that the saints go marching in'.
• Woody Guthrie sang a song called 'When The Yanks Go Marching In' in 1943.*(The Weaver's) at Carnegie Hall track 16.1955 VMD-73101.
• Tony Sheridan made a successful rock and roll arrangement of the song which he recorded with The Beatles in 1961, significantly deviating some verses from the original lyrics.
• In 1983, Aaron Neville, along with New Orleans musicians Sal and Steve Monistere and Carlo Nuccio and a group of players for the New Orleans SaintsAmerican football team, recorded a popular version of the song incorporating the team's 'Who Dat?' chant.^[13]
• Many supporters of association football teams sing versions of the song, 'Saints' is often replaced with the name or nickname of the club, for example, 'When the Saints Go Marching In' (St Mirren F C) and (Southampton F.C), 'When the Reds Go Marching In (Liverpool FC)', 'When the Posh Go Steaming In' (Peterborough United F.C.), 'When the Spurs Go Marching In' (Tottenham Hotspur) or 'When the Stripes Go Marching In', 'When the blues Go Marching In' (Bengaluru FC), as a rally song during football matches.^[14][15][16]

With no lyrics[edit]

• The rhythm of 'When the Saints Go Marching In' was adapted by Dick Powell's Four Star Television for its legal drama, The Law and Mr. Jones starring James Whitmore, which ran on ABC from 1960-1962.^[17]
• Big Chief Jazzband recorded the tune in Oslo on May 10, 1953. It was released on the 78 rpm recordHis Master's Voice A.L. 3307.
• Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, Our Man in New Orleans^[18] and was also featured on his greatest hits album, The Best of Al Hirt.^[19]
• Harry James released a version on his 1972 album Mr. Trumpet. (Longines Symphonette Society SYS 5459/LS 217C/LS 217U)
• It was recorded under the title of 'Revival' by Johnny and the Hurricanes. The band's management claimed authorship.^[20]
• An arrangement of 'When the Saints Go Marching In' is also the official march of the Hälsinge Air Force Wing (F 15) in Sweden.^[21]
• 'When The Saints Go Marching In' was also the regimental quick march for the Rhodesian Light Infantry until its disbanding in 1980.
• Tuts Washington released a version on his 1983 album New Orleans Piano Professor.^[22]

Popular culture[edit]

• The children's television show Barney & Friends has a song called 'Walk Across the Street' sung to this tune.^[23]
• In an episode of the animated series, Dexter's Laboratory, a barbershop quartet sings this song.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

• The Book of World Famous Music, Classical, Popular and Folk by James Fuld (1966)

1. ^'Music History for May 13 from On-This-Day.com'.
2. ^ ^abCyberHymnal: http://hymntime.com/tch/htm/w/s/a/wsamarch.htm
3. ^James J. Fuld, The Book of World-Famous Music, Classical, Popular and Folk, Fourth Edition, 1995
4. ^Robert M. W. Dixon, John Godrich, & Howard Rye, Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943, Fourth Edition, 1997
5. ^'LUTHER PRESLEY COLLECTION'. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2007.
6. ^'When the Saints Go Marching In' arranged by Luther G. Presley & Virgil O. Stamps, Starlit Crown (Pangburn, AR: Stamps-Baxter Music Company, 1937),
7. ^Ruth Winsett Shelton, editor. Best Loved Songs and Hymns (Dayton, TN: R. E. Winsett Music Company, 1961), Item 158.
8. ^Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich, & Howard Rye, Blues and Gospel Records 1890-1943, Fourth Edition, 1997.
9. ^Tim Brooks, Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1890-1919 (2004), 457-458.
10. ^'Paramoung 12000 series numerical listing (1922–1927)'. www.78discography.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
11. ^'Sam Butler/Bo Weavil Jackson discography'. wirz.de. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
12. ^Illustrated Sleepy John Estes discography
13. ^Dave Walker, 'Who dat?' popularized by New Orleans Saints fans when 'everybody was looking for the sign', Times-Picayune, January 12, 2010, pp. A1, A10 (Saint Tammany Edition).
14. ^Listen to When The Reds Go Marching In football song. Stoke MP3 FIFA 13 SCFC chant. Fanchants.co.uk. Retrieved on 2013-07-29.
15. ^Listen to Oh When The Spurs Go Marching In football song. Spurs MP3 FIFA 13 THFC chant. Fanchants.co.uk. Retrieved on 2013-07-29.
16. ^'BFC fans give Bangalore football an 'ultra' flavour'.
17. ^ClassicTVThemes, The Law and Mr. Jones: http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/lawAndMrJones.html
18. ^Al Hirt, Our Man in New Orleans Retrieved April 10, 2013.
19. ^Al Hirt, The Best of Al Hirt Retrieved April 11, 2013.
20. ^'Johnny and the Hurricanes'.
21. ^Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 47. ISBN978-91-631-8699-8. LIBRIS10413065.
22. ^'New Orleans Piano Professor - Tuts Washington Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
23. ^Gretchen Marie-Goode, 'Walk Around The Block With Barney', Hartford Courant, May 6, 1999.

External links[edit]

• 'When the Saints Go Marching In' Louis Armstrong's version
• Hymns Without Words - free MP3 for download and use in services