Silhouette
John Musto * Track #1 On Shadow of the Blues
Silhouette Lyrics
Southern gentle lady
Do not swoon
They’ve just hung a black man
In the dark of the moon
They’ve hung a black man
To a roadside tree
In the dark of the moon
For the world to see
How Dixie protects
Its white womanhood
Southern gentle lady
Be good!
Be good!
Silhouette Q&A
Who wrote Silhouette's ?
Silhouette was written by John Musto & Langston Hughes.
What did John Musto say about "Silhouette"?
In an interview for a masters' dissertation, the composer said about the chipper music that he sets to the words:
The poem is so dark, sometimes it’s more effective if the music works against the message.