Gabriel Prosser - Songs

Songs

  • Tim Barry, a singer/songwriter from Richmond, wrote and performed “Prosser’s Gabriel” for the album 28th & Stonewall. It chronicles the events of Gabriel's life, focusing on the attempted revolution.
  • Gabriel is mentioned in Public Enemy's song "Prophets of Rage".

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    “O past! O happy life! O songs of joy!
    In the air, in the woods, over fields,
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    But my mate no more, no more with me!
    We two together no more.”
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    “The hills are alive with the sound of music, with songs they have sung for a thousand years.”
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