Non-Stop (Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton Cast)[BURR]After the war I went back to New York[HAMILTON]A-After the war I went back to New York[BURR]I finished up my studies and I practiced law[HAMILTON]I practiced law, Burr worked next door[BURR]Even though we started at the very same timeAlexander Hamilton began to climbHow to account for his rise to the …
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Hamilton's bravery and leadership got General Washington's attention; thus he became the general's Right Hand Man. And then his charisma at a Winter's Ball caught the eye of a certain Schuyler, and she was Helpless. [WASHINGTON]Don't get me wrong, you're a young man, of great renownI know you stole British cannons when we were still …
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[WASHINGTON]I was younger than you are nowWhen I was given my first commandI led my men straight into a massacreI witnessed their deaths firsthandI made every mistakeI felt the shame rise in meAnd even now I lie awake[WASHINGTON]Knowing history has its eyes on me[HAMILTON/WASHINGTON]History has its eyes on me. [LAURENS/MULLIGAN]Whoa...Whoa...Whoa...Yeah[COMPANY]Whoa...Whoa...Whoa...Yeah[WASHINGTON]Let me tell you what I …
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I am not throwing away my shot! I am not throwing away my shot! Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy and hungry And I'm not throwing away my shot! I'm ‘a get a scholarship to King's College I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish The problem is I …
Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player OPEN KQEDOn Air Now DONATE Open Navigation Menu RACE What The Fourth Of July Meant To Those Enslaved In The U.S. July 3, 20205:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition LISTEN·6:586-Minute Listen Toggle more options History professor David Blight of Yale University talks with NPR's …
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Burr: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and aScotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgottenSpot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalorGrow up to be a hero and a scholar?”
So MUCH good lyric and beat and rhythm and history and story in those 46 songs that make “Hamilton”, The Musical, come alive. More than history coming to life, it’s an invitation for each of us to listen and learn and sing and watch the story unfold and churn, of an immigrant’s contribution and vision …
[Aaron Burr:]How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and aScotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgottenSpot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalorGrow up to be a hero and a scholar? [John Laurens:]The ten-dollar Founding Father without a fatherGot a lot farther by working a lot harderBy being a lot smarterBy …
Soon a treat, soon we'll have the chance to meet that amazing cast, mostly the original cast, of HAMILTON. The story, the songs, the message, the meaning, the timelessness of it all, soon to arrive. Five years running on the stage, several stages, many. And now coming on the screen, more access to more people. …
So this particular day, the 19 of June, is Juneteenth; and thus, a reading the words of the Emancipation Proclamation. MICHEL MARTIN: By the president of the United States of America, a proclamation, whereas on the 22 day of September in the Year of Our Lord 1862,a proclamation was issued by the president of the …
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