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Les Deplorables - Do You Hear the People Sing?
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Posted on 09/18/2016 3:46:19 PM PDT by ferg flute

Hillary's use of "Basket of Deplorables" has opened many opportunities. A recent Trump rally opened with "The Song of Angry Men" from "Les Miserables." The lyrics of this great song reflect the attitude of those who love this country and support Trump's efforts to save it.


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Poetry; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: deplorables; trumpspeach
The lyrics of this song fit our current situation so well that it could become an anthem of this campaign. I have modified some of the lyrics to make it more appropriate for 2016 America; my modifications are in parentheses, mostly in Verse 2, with one line changing in Chorus 2

The Song of Angry Men - from Les Miserables (Les Deplorables)

CHORUS 1

Do you hear the people sing?

Singing a song of angry men?

It is the music of a people

Who will NOT be slaves again!

When the beating of your heart

Echoes the beating of the drums

There is a life about to start

When tomorrow comes!

VERSE 1

Will you join in our crusade?

Who will be strong and stand with me?

Beyond the barricade

Is there a world you long to see?

Then join in the fight

That will give you the right to be free!

CHORUS 1

VERSE 2

Will you give all you can give

So that our banner may advance? (To re-establish liberty)

Some will fall and some will live

Will you stand up and take you chance? (Will you stand, will you be free?)

The blood of the martyrs (The blood of tyrants)

Will water the meadows of France! (Will water the liberty tree!)

CHORUS 1

CHORUS 2

Do you hear the people sing

Lost in the valley of the night?

It is the music of a people

Who are climbing to the light.

For the wretched of the earth (For the souls throughout the earth)

There is a flame that never dies.

Even the darkest night will end

And the sun will rise.

VERSE 3

We will live again in freedom

In the garden of the Lord.

We will walk behind the plough-share,

We will put away the sword.

The chain will be broken

And all men will have their reward.

CHORUS 3

Will you join in our crusade?

Who will be strong and stand with me?

Somewhere beyond the barricade

Is there a world you long to see?

Do you hear the people sing?

Say, do you hear the distant drums?

It is the future that they bring

When tomorrow comes!

1 posted on 09/18/2016 3:46:19 PM PDT by ferg flute
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To: ferg flute

“I hear America singing” By walt whitman

I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear;
Those of mechanics—each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong;

The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work;

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat—the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck;

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench—the hatter singing as he stands;

The wood-cutter’s song—the ploughboy’s, on his way in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at sundown;
The delicious singing of the mother—or of the young wife at work—or of the girl sewing or washing—Each singing what belongs to her, and to none else;

The day what belongs to the day—At night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs.


2 posted on 09/18/2016 4:10:58 PM PDT by jessduntno (The mind of a liberal...deceit, desire for control, greed, contradiction and fueled by hate.)
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To: ferg flute

A great song that really captures the mood of our nation!


3 posted on 09/18/2016 4:21:05 PM PDT by JMS
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To: JMS

Except for the 47% that are singing, “We Gotta Get Our Check On Time”.


4 posted on 09/18/2016 4:28:36 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (ALT-Right v. (D)ELETE-Left)
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To: ferg flute

Try changing “when tomorrow comes” to “when November comes”

And media won’t stand for bloodshed. Change it to sweat of tyrants”


5 posted on 09/18/2016 4:36:53 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Clinton Foundation - Trading "Regime Change" and Uranium for donations since 2009)
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To: ferg flute

The greatest thing Hillary did was to call us the Deplorables.


6 posted on 09/18/2016 4:37:36 PM PDT by Yaelle (If you like Hillary, you are not allowed to dislike Bernie Madoff.)
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To: Yaelle

Yep


7 posted on 09/18/2016 4:58:16 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Go away, Satan! -- Fr.Jacques Hamel (R.I.P., martyr))
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To: Future Useless Eater; ferg flute

I agree , change these:

Tomorrow —> November

Blood of tyrants —> sweat of tyrants

Great song; I’m glad that Trump had it played at the rally!

Got right back in illary’s face with it too!!!


8 posted on 09/18/2016 5:33:05 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: ferg flute

I was never interested in Les Miz, but this is great.


9 posted on 09/18/2016 5:33:21 PM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: ferg flute

The Trump intro again Les Deplorables

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-les-miserables-deplorables-miami-2016-9


10 posted on 09/18/2016 6:25:15 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny (agent Able Deplor))
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To: ferg flute

Will you join in our crusade?

Who will be strong and stand with me?

Somewhere beyond Clinton’s charade

Is there a world you long to see?

Do you hear the people sing?

Say, do you hear the distant drums?

It is the future that they bring

When November comes!


11 posted on 09/18/2016 6:34:33 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Clinton Foundation - Trading "Regime Change" and Uranium for donations since 2009)
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To: ferg flute; WildHighlander57

More suggestions...
VERSE 2

Will you give all you can give
So that our country may advance?

Some will fall and some will live
Will you rise up and take a stand?

The tears of the tyrants
Will water America’s land!


12 posted on 09/18/2016 7:09:21 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Clinton Foundation - Trading "Regime Change" and Uranium for donations since 2009)
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To: Future Useless Eater

This works too, and makes it timeless, even if Clinton drops out or goes room temperature...

Instead of...
Somewhere beyond Clinton’s charade

It could also be...
Somewhere beyond the ‘Crat charade


13 posted on 09/18/2016 7:17:05 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Clinton Foundation - Trading "Regime Change" and Uranium for donations since 2009)
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To: Future Useless Eater
“When November comes” Yes, more appropriate for our specific situation.

The media won't stand for bloodshed? The media is a major element among the forces that are driving the decent, law-abiding, God-fearing, Republic-loving, Americans to the gun stores in droves. This upsurge in righteous anger that is sweeping the country is one of the unintended consequence of the biased telling of lies that goes by the name of “reporting” by the modern media.

Jefferson's quote still stands; The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants.

The media won't stand for bloodshed - Trump is showning us that the media are the enemy. Their dainty sensibilities and thought police censorships are irrelevant. That line stands.

14 posted on 09/18/2016 7:30:26 PM PDT by ferg flute
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To: Excellence
Try reading the novel. Phenomenal piece of literature - definitely one of the best novels ever written. The musical is extraordinary and managed to capture a lot of the character of the book, but any book is almost always better than the movie based on that book.
15 posted on 09/18/2016 7:34:06 PM PDT by ferg flute
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To: Future Useless Eater
I love that you're taking this and running with it! However, when modifying great works, that which changes least changes best. The rhyming scheme doesn't work with this change (advance, stand, land). In Post 11 you want to use charade instead of barricade. Using the metaphor utilized by the original barricade encompasses all the charades, lies and distortions that we are being subjected to.
It would be wonderful if a connection between Trump and this song takes off. After Trump wins, there will be a great deal of very difficult work necessary and our country will continue to need to hear the song of angry men working for liberty and freedom.
16 posted on 09/18/2016 7:57:48 PM PDT by ferg flute
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To: ferg flute

Ok, I agree, thanks


17 posted on 09/18/2016 7:59:47 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Clinton Foundation - Trading "Regime Change" and Uranium for donations since 2009)
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