Do Re Mi

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"Do Re Mi" is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that critiques the hardships faced by Dust Bowl migrants traveling to California during the Great Depression.

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Do Re Mi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song ⓘ
protest song ⓘ
song ⓘ
addresses internal migration within the United States ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Dust Bowl ⓘ
Great Depression ⓘ
surface form: Great Depression in the United States
associatedWithMovement American labor movement ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Woody Guthrie ⓘ
composer Woody Guthrie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalContext Dust Bowl ⓘ
surface form: Dust Bowl migration from the Southern Plains
describes barriers to entry for poor migrants ⓘ
conditions for Dust Bowl refugees in California ⓘ
firstPerformer Woody Guthrie ⓘ
genre American folk music ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrator as migrant ⓘ
hasTitleStyle uses musical solfège syllables in title ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of Woody Guthrie’s social commentary songs ⓘ
key musical document of Dust Bowl-era migration ⓘ
influenced later American protest songs ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Woody Guthrie ⓘ
message warning to poor migrants about moving to California without money ⓘ
notableLine “California is a Garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see; but believe it or not, you won’t find it so hot if you ain’t got the do re mi.” ⓘ
originalMedium voice and guitar ⓘ
partOf Woody Guthrie song repertoire ⓘ
setInPeriod Great Depression ⓘ
setInPlace Old West ⓘ
surface form: American West

California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Oklahoma ⓘ
subject Dust Bowl migrants ⓘ
Great Depression ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ
migration to California ⓘ
symbolizes economic survival ⓘ
money ⓘ
theme critique of migration dreams to California ⓘ
false promises of prosperity ⓘ
hardships faced by Dust Bowl migrants ⓘ
poverty and unemployment ⓘ
tone cautionary ⓘ
critical ⓘ
usesWordplayOn do re mi as slang for money ⓘ
warnsAgainst believing propaganda about easy prosperity in California ⓘ
writer Woody Guthrie ⓘ

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Woody Guthrie → notableWork → Do Re Mi ⓘ