Recordings and public performances Battle Hymn of the Republic

1 recordings , public performances

1.1 cultural influences
1.2 other songs set tune
1.3 other settings of text

recordings , public performances

jaye p. morgan recorded song on 1960 mgm records album titled north.
in 1960 mormon tabernacle choir won grammy award best performance vocal group or chorus. 45 rpm single record, arranged , edited columbia records , cleveland disk jockey bill randle, commercial success , reached #13 on billboard s hot 100 previous autumn. choir s chart hit in hot 100.
joan baez performed song around 1962–63, , live recording concert featured in album joan baez in concert, part 2
judy garland performed song on weekly television show in december 1963. wanted dedication show president john f. kennedy upon assassination cbs not let her, performed song without being able mention name.
andy williams experienced commercial success in 1968 cappella version recorded @ senator robert kennedy s funeral. backed st. charles borromeo choir, version reached #11 on adult contemporary chart , #33 on billboard hot 100.
johnny cash performed on musical variety show on september 27, 1969, closing show tennessee three, carter family, , statler brothers.
anita bryant performed january 17, 1971, @ halftime show of super bowl v.
elvis presley began performing portion of song final portion of song american trilogy, (which composed mickey newbury), starting in 1972.
the beach boys recorded song on november 5, 1974, lead vocals mike love.
david mansfield performed instrumental rendition of song on guitar 1980 western film heaven s gate.
the christian heavy metal band stryper covered song on 1985 release soldiers under command album.
hosanna! music used hymn in 20th album of praise & worship series army of god worship leader randy rothwell recorded live in 1988.
whitney houston performed song @ march 31, 1991 concert troops called welcome home heroes in shanghai , beijing on july 22, , july 25, 2004 during soul divas tour.
the washington national cathedral choirs recorded song on 2004 album america beautiful.
the brooklyn tabernacle choir sang song @ president barack obama s second presidential inauguration ceremony on january 21, 2013.
the children s christian group cedarmont kids recorded shorter, three-verse version of song on album songs of america.
the mighty sound of maryland performs arrangement of song part of pregame show.
the pride of minnesota performs arrangement of song while marching honor guard down field through series of swinging gates during pregame show.
the mother bethel ame church choir philadelphia performed song during opening day of democratic national convention on july 25, 2016.
jazz musician jon batiste recorded version of song in partnership atlantic podcast radio atlantic.

cultural influences

words first verse gave john steinbeck s wife carol steinbeck title of 1939 masterpiece grapes of wrath. title of john updike s in beauty of lilies came song, did terrible swift sword , never call retreat, 2 volumes in bruce catton s centennial history of civil war. terrible swift sword name of board wargame simulating battle of gettysburg.

the lyrics of battle hymn of republic appear in dr. martin luther king, jr. s sermons , speeches, notably in speech how long, not long steps of alabama state capitol building on march 25, 1965, after 3rd selma march, , in final sermon ve been mountaintop , delivered in memphis, tennessee on evening of april 3, 1968, night before assassination. in fact, latter sermon, king s last public words, ends first lyrics of battle hymn : mine eyes have seen glory of coming of lord.

bishop michael b. curry of north carolina, after election first african american presiding bishop of episcopal church, delivered sermon church s general convention on july 3, 2015, in lyrics of battle hymn framed message of god s love. after proclaiming glory, glory, hallelujah, truth marching on, letter president barack obama read, congratulating bishop curry on historic election. curry known quoting battle hymn during sermons.

the tune has played role in many movies patriotic music has been required, including 1970 world war ii war comedy kelly s heroes, , 1999 sci-fi western wild wild west. inscription, mine eyes have seen glory of coming of lord, written @ feet of sculpture of fallen soldier @ american cemetery in normandy, france.

other songs set tune

some songs make use of both melody , elements of lyrics of battle hymn of republic , either in tribute or parody:

marching song of first arkansas civil war-era song has similar lyrical structure battle hymn of republic . has been described powerful statement of black pride, militancy, , desire full equality, revealing aspirations of black soldiers reconstruction anticipating spirit of civil rights movement of 1960s.
the tune has been used alternative lyrics numerous times. university of georgia s fight song, glory glory old georgia, based on patriotic tune, , has been sung @ american college football games since 1909. other college teams use songs set same tune. 1 such glory, glory old auburn @ auburn university. glory colorado , traditionally played band , sung after touchdowns scored colorado buffaloes. glory colorado has been fight song @ university of colorado (boulder) more 1 hundred years.
the allan sherman parody, ballad of harry lewis uses music of battle hymn of republic.
in 1901 mark twain wrote battle hymn of republic, updated , same tune original, comment on philippine–american war. later recorded chad mitchell trio.
a racist version of battle hymn of republic used in film american history x seth ryan, played ethan suplee, driving van , singing along own lyrics while playing on radio. similarly, oh! lovely war has scene in soldiers make own lyrics.
battle hymn of lt. calley 1971 song terry nelson.
burning of school well-known parody of song.
melanie safka s song psychotherapy parody of song, lyrics such mine eyes have seen glory of theories of freud .
the united states army paratrooper song, blood on risers , first sung in world war ii, includes lyrics gory, gory in lyrics, based on original s glory, glory .
a number of terrace songs (in association football) sung tune in britain. frequently, fans chant glory, glory... plus team s name: chants have been recorded , released officially songs hibernian, tottenham, leeds united , manchester united. 1994 world cup official song gloryland interpreted daryl hall , sounds of blackness has tune of battle hymn of republic . in argentina st. alban s former pupils assn (old philomathian club) used tune glory glory philomathians well. not heard nowadays still cherished song old philomathians.
in australia, famous version of song used south sydney rabbitohs australian rugby league club —– glory glory south sydney . song mentions teams in competition when song written, , says souths did them when played. each verse ends with, wear red , green .
american punk rock band titus andronicus incorporated lyrics hymn on 2010 song more perfect union .
on episode of wwe raw took place prior wrestlemania xxx rematch between undertaker , brock lesnar @ summerslam, paul heyman sang parody references lesnar conquering taker s wrestlemania streak.
the 1983 song these things take time smiths contains opening line of battle hymn of republic , changing coming of lord sacred wunderkind.
father tom vaughn recorded instrumental version in 1976 played @ beginning of every broadcast of h. johnson s jazz classics on wabe.

other songs use melody, i.e. melody of john brown s body , no lyrical connection battle hymn of republic :

solidarity forever , marching song organized labor in 20th century.
went nelson written tune of song in 1966, northern ireland group go lucky 4 in reference destruction of nelson s pillar in dublin, ireland, in year.
the anthem of american consumers cooperative movement, battle hymn of cooperation , written in 1932.
len chandler sang song called move on over tune on pete seeger s rainbow quest tv show.
the british band half man half biscuit used melody song vatican broadside ..
in finland, tune, sung fast tempo, known children s song pikku matin auto , lyrics pikku matin autosta on kumi puhjennut, purukumilla paikkaamme sen ( rubber [tyre] of little matt s car has been punctured, ll fix bubble gum .
the tune has been used marching song in finnish military words kalle-kustaan muori makaa hiljaa haudassaan, ja yli haudan me marssimme näin ( carl gustaf s hag lies silently in grave, , re marching on grave ).
queen s college colours, written in 1898 student alfred lavell inspire queen s university football team victory, set tune of battle hymn of republic .
the goodies used tune christmas novelty song, father christmas not touch me .
the popular folk dance gólya ( stork ), known in several hungarian-speaking communities in transylvania (romania), in hungary proper, set same tune. same dance found among csángós of moldavia different tune, under name hojna ; moldavian melody considered original, , battle hymn tune later adaptation.
balay ko sa langit ( house in heaven ) popular children s song in 1 of visayan languages of philippines (possibly cebuano).
trois milliards de gens sur terre ( 3 billion people on earth ) french language song lyrics eddy marnay concern peace among 3 billion population of earth. singer mireille mathieu has covered song several times, starting in 1982.
japanese electronics chain yodobashi camera uses music in tv commercials , in-store.
the melody used in british nursery rhyme little peter rabbit .
the melody used children s song s-m-i-l-e , popularized on children s television program barney & friends.
the melody used in belgian song lied van geen taal .
the melody used in french canadian christmas carol called glory, alleluia, covered ginette reno , others.
the melody used in marching song of assam regiment of indian army : badlu ram ka badan , or badlu ram s body , chorus being shabash hallelujah instead of glory hallelujah word shabash in hindusthani means congratulations or done .
the song king of silver screen alice cooper album lace , whiskey features sampling of main motif of hymn.
the song in name of god dream theater album train of thought features first verse , chorus on hymn near end of song.
the battle hymn of republic performed mormon tabernacle choir in season 8, episode 11 of touched angel called winter carol aired on cbs on december 16, 2001.

other settings of text

irish composer ina boyle set text solo soprano, mixed choir , orchestra; completed version in 1918.