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Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 02:31 PM Nov 2019

Rachel Maddow song: March to the Scaffold

Last night Rachel Maddow discussed the 1973 Nixon impeachment hearing coverage on NBC. She played the start of the coverage which included a soundtrack song. After a thought, I realized that it was March to the Scaffold! Thanks to the recent Halloween holiday in which I listen to my Cincinnati Pops CD Chiller, I remembered.

The total title of the song:

Hector Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique, 4th mouvement "Marche au supplice" (March to the Scaffold)

Imagine the fit Trump supporters would have if they did that today. Political correctness rules when they're offended. Whoever chose that song sure had some nerve. But the vice president had already resigned, we even had bumper stickers: one down, one to go. Evidently everyone was ready for Nixon to go. Just think how annoying and what a problem Trump is. 700,000 Daca recipients are suffering because of this one illegitimate creep.

They discuss this on a youtube of this segment, the song playing at about 1:40

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Rachel Maddow song: March to the Scaffold (Original Post) Democrats_win Nov 2019 OP
I recognized it right away as Berlioz' "March to the Scaffold" The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #1
You are officially a musical Nerd... Pachamama Nov 2019 #2
I remember Maddow talking about how when she was a dewsgirl Nov 2019 #3
Rachel did a great job last night Gothmog Nov 2019 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,806 posts)
1. I recognized it right away as Berlioz' "March to the Scaffold"
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 02:33 PM
Nov 2019

from his Symphonie Fantastique, which was such perfect theme music for the event, and I was surprised she didn't identify it. I think NBC/MSNBC should start using it again.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
2. You are officially a musical Nerd...
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 02:47 PM
Nov 2019


Honestly - when Rachel Maddow announced on her show last night that info had come in from viewers, I assumed somebody on DU knew this and was one of them....

You were on my short list....

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
3. I remember Maddow talking about how when she was a
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 02:53 PM
Nov 2019

baby her mom watched the Watergate hearings. Her time is now, she is on fire each and every night. Watching her last night, she was like a kid on Christmas Eve. She has been beautiful to watch these last few years.

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