Episode 12: Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Scott, Sean, & Dr. John C. Bennett)

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History in Music

Coldbow Productions

28 episodes

1 month ago

It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why.

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Episode 12: Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Scott, Sean, & Dr. John C. Bennett)

History in Music

1 hour 36 minutes 31 seconds

2 years ago

Episode 12: Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Scott, Sean, & Dr. John C. Bennett)

Dr. Bennett joins us in third chair discussing his song suggestion: Batzorig Vaanchig's rendition of the traditional Mongolian song Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Ode to Genghis Khan/In Praise of Genghis Khan). During our discussion of the great Khan's life, we pontificate on the idea of ensuring your own immortality (it may involve conquering most of the world and fathering hundreds of children by multiple women), what the "retvrn to tradition" gang might be getting wrong, and the finer points of khoomei (Mongolian/Tuvan throat singing). While the song lyrics are relatively minimal historically speaking, this may be our most cerebral and dense episode yet. Enjoy!

Link to the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_5yt5IX38I

Follow Dr Bennett on Twitter:
@extradeadjcb

Read his substack:
https://extradeadjcb.substack.com/

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https://exitgroup.us/

Follow Scott and Sean:
Scott - @dotGiff
Sean - @Hashtag_Hey_Bro

Think you've got a good song we should feature on the pod? Send us a DM or an email and we'll feature it on the show:
HistoryInMusicPodcast@gmail.com