Celebrating Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 Now Open for All to Use

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cf https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/

Speaking of Ol' Man River, it is instructive to compare the lyrics Robeson sung in the (New York?) 1936 movie version[0] with those he sang in the Moscow 1949 recital version[1].

[0] https://youtu.be/yyJtGNk9iEU?t=90

[1] https://youtu.be/8iGFYezNBdY?t=106

Speaking of Metropolis, I once saw a version with electroswing background on YT that I can no longer find: anyone else remember this interpretation? know of useful keywords to try?

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