Music
Riley's story is the subject of Tim O'Brien's song "John Riley" or . It features in his album The Crossing. Youtube recording of the song
David Rovics also sings of Riley in "Saint Patrick's Battalion"
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)
“Good music is very close to primitive language.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
“Yes; as the music changes,
Like a prismatic glass,
It takes the light and ranges
Through all the moods that pass;”
—Alfred Noyes (1880–1958)