Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who discovered the process of natural selection and recognized its implications, was born two hundred years ago yesterday. \u00a0His epic work Origin Of Species, <\/em>essentially founded the basis of modern biology.<\/p>\n

Charles Darwin<\/p>\n

There have been a number of musical reactions to his work and its conclusions, which remain controversial in certain circles. \u00a0A couple of varying points of view can be hear here.<\/p>\n

There Is Just A Little Bit Of Monkey<\/strong><\/a> (Still Left In You And Me)
\nM.J. O’Connel on a Columbia blue lable 78 (ca. 1914)
\nThe only “Pro-Evolution” song I’ve ever encountered, and mentions Darwin by name.<\/p>\n

The Bible’s True<\/strong><\/a> Uncle Dave Macon
\nA wonderful, toung in cheek, criticism of Darwin’s work, containing
\none of my favorite stanzas in all country songs:<\/p>\n

God made the world, and then he made man
\nWoman for his helpmate, beat that if you can!<\/em><\/p>\n

There are more than a dozen “anti-evolution” songs out there, one great one by Merle\u00a0 Travis (“That’s All”), most rather pathetic and plodding, such as “William Jennings Bryan’s Last Fight”. \u00a0But I think you’ll enjoy these two. \u00a0Click on the song titles to listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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