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Thread #73466   Message #1275607
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
19-Sep-04 - 12:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Riding Along on the Crest of a Wave
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Riding Along on the Crest of a Wave'?
I hadn't really considered it before, but just like camp-fire songs, much of the music from the "Gang Shows" must have passed into the collective conscience to some extent.

I remember seeing some televised, and still have a couple of the song books (1961 & 1962) where every song is "words & music by Ralph Reader" and copyright assigned to The Boy Scouts Association.

The 1962 version is for the 30th anniversary "Show" so there must be a lot of songs out there. And even if (as Theodore Sturgeon said) "Ninety percent of everything is crap" there must be some good stuff in it!

CHEERS

Nigel