Go Tell Aunt Rhody Explained

"Go Tell Aunt Rhody" is an English language folk song of nineteenth-century American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3346. The tune is older, dating to the 18th century. It originated as a gavotte in the 1752 opera Le devin du village (The Village Soothsayer) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.^{[1] [2]}

The subject of the song is grief associated with loss, in this case from the death of an "old gray goose".^[3]

In popular culture

A version of the song was created by composer Michael A. Levine and musician Jordan Reyne for Capcom's 2017 survival horror game .^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rousseau and Aunt Rhody. 2012-06-28. Bibliolore. en-US. 2020-01-14.
2. Book: Matteson, Richard L. Jr. . Acoustic Music Source Book . 2012-03-01. Mel Bay Publications. 978-1-61911-099-1. en.
3. Book: Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens . Willard . Christopher . Saltzman . Amy . 2015-09-24 . Guilford Publications. 978-1-4625-2238-5. en.
4. News: Donnelly . Joe . 2017-02-21 . The origins of Resident Evil 7's haunting 'Go Tell Aunt Rhody' theme song . 2024-05-07 . . en.