What is the meaning of Tippecanoe and Tyler too?
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" was a popular and influential campaign song of the Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election.The lyrics praised Whig candidates William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, while denigrating incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren.
The song "firmly established the power of singing as a campaign device" in the United States, and that this and the other songs of 1840 represent a "Great Divide" when it comes to the development of American campaign music.The song was remarked to be "in the political canvas of 1840 what the Marseillaise was to the French Revolution" by the North American Review.It made Harrison the president.[3]
The song was written by Alexander Coffman Ross, a jeweler of Zanesville, Ohio, in 1840.When he traveled on a business trip, he introduced it to a Whig rally in New York.The song was never copyrighted by Ross.[2]
There is evidence that there was a substantial adaptation of the score for "Tip and Ty".[4]
The nephew of a future U.S. Supreme Court justice wrote the first verse of the song, according to a historical society in Madison, Wisconsin.Woodbury was a Democrat and served as Secretary of the Treasury under Martin Van Buren.
There were many different versions of the song published at the time.It was called a "satirical, expandable text that allowed singers to add their own lines".[4]
What is the cause of this commotion?The ball is rolling for Tippecanoe and Tyler too.For Tippecanoe and Tyler as well.Van is a used up man and we will beat him with them.
There is a rousing chorus in Ross's version.Rolling "great canvas balls" became a physical prop in the campaign, along with the log cabins and hard cider barrels.
The appeal of the song has been compared to that of a great pop novelty song.[4]