“Ulysses S Grant said:"I don't know much about music, but I like two songs... One is "Dixie" and the other one is not!" "Dixie" is a very interesting little song. Wiki writes: Today, "Dixie" is sometimes considered offensive, and its critics link the act of singing it to sympathy for the concept of slavery in the American South. Its supporters, on the other hand, view it as a legitimate aspect of Southern culture and heritage and the campaigns against it as political correctness. The song was a favorite of President Abraham Lincoln- he had it played at some of his political rallies and at the announcement of General Robert E. Lee's surrender. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_(song) Personally I find it hard to resist the "Hurray" bit. :)”

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