I don't think anybody has mentioned the tune of a long song. If a long song has a tune only 8 measures long, it's a good idea to compose a Part B of your own. Exhibit A: Andy Hunter's recording of "Graysteil". I think it has a LOT more than 40 verses, set to a very simple drony tune. Which Hunter is afraid to vary one little bit. And it's not even a very interesting story. Monumental tedium. Whoever entertained James IV with it MUST have done something different or he'd have been dumped on a rock in the Forth and told to teach it to the seagulls.
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