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July 7, 2022

“Your Obedient Servant” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Your Obedient Servant” is based on a real-life beef, and it can be said one of the most renowned in American history, that between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. But due to the fact that...

Lin-Manuel Miranda

May 26, 2022

“Schuyler Defeated” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

This song (“Schuyler Defeated”) is from the musical Hamilton, which is based on historical facts surrounding the life of Alexander Hamilton. As such, the “Schuyler” referred to in the title is one Philip Schuyler, a prominent...

Lin-Manuel Miranda

April 14, 2022

“Say No To This” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Sung by many Broadway stars such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jasmine Cephas Jones in the musical “Hamilton”, “Say No to This” portrays the unfolding of Alexander Hamilton when he’s caught in an extra-marital affair with...

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“Your Obedient Servant” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Schuyler Defeated” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Say No To This” by Lin-Manuel Miranda

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