"This is the Age of Jackson" - Musical Theatre Again...

Sorry - This was meant to be posted yesterday, but I went to bed at 5PM, so it never got posted.

For the Fresh Faces Cabaret, there are several numbers performed by smaller groups, and three pieces performed as a whole. My small group got assigned to perform the song "Populism, Yea, Yea," which is the opening number in the rock musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson".
I suppose this has more to do with what we covered first semester when we talked about Manifest Destiny. I've never seen the musical, but it looks pretty interesting. It just debuted on Broadway in September, 2010, but closed in January due to poor attendance. Despite this, it received some very good reviews. It covers the story of Andrew Jackson in a non-traditional light.

I think this song reflects the attitudes of many Americans during the Manifest Destiny period. The first verse doesn't really have much to do with this, but other than that...

Anyway, the lyrics to the song:

"Why wouldn't you ever go out with me in school?
You always went out with those guys
Who thought they were so cool.
And I was just nobody to you,
Nobody to you, nobody to you.

But it's the early 19th century
And we're gonna take this country back
From people like us who don't just think about things
People who make things happen.
Sometimes with guns
Sometimes with speeches too.
And also other things.

Populism, Yea Yea
Populism, Yea Yea
Populism, Yea Yea
Populism, Yea Yea

This is the age of
This is the age of,
This is the age of Jackson

Take a stand against the elite [Sigh]
They don't care anything for us
And we will eat sweet democracy
And let them eat our dust,
Eat our dust, eat our dust

Cause it's the early 19th century
We'll take the land back from the indians
We'll take the land back from the French and Spanish
And other people in other European countries
And other countries too
And also other places
I'm pretty sure it's our land anyway

Populism, Yea Yea
Populism, Yea Yea
Populism, Yea Yea
Populism, Yea Yea

This is the age of Jackson
This is the age of Jackson
This is the age of Jackson
This is the age of Jackson

This is the age of,
This is the age of Jackson"

Link to it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKHmTJMa5tk

I'm really excited for the Fresh Faces performance on Saturday. Hope to see you there!