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Thread #86454   Message #1607826
Posted By: GUEST,Guest
17-Nov-05 - 10:56 PM
Thread Name: Need songs for, of, and/or about England
Subject: RE: Need songs for, of, and/or about England
Well, you know, I really don't have very many "songs" that are truly about England - it's more a song from "wherever" with a story attached that is about, or concerns England.

Here's what I've got so far:
House At Pooh Corner (along with the story about the gentleman from
                      the house of commons who appealed to the U.S.
                      congress to get Pooh and the other animals
                      returned to England - he failed)
Ambletown
Fires Of Calais
My Bonnie (which may not be English but is associated with England)
Blacks and Tans (with an explaination about who they were, etc.)
Old Carrion Crow (Scottish actually, but originally a political song
                   about the crown and a religious sect)
Fields Of Athenry (along with a bit of Irish/English history)
John Riley         (either Irish or English - I've heard both)
Bard Of Armagh      (with long history story of the origins of this
                     song and it's off-shoots)
London Homesick Blues (home with the armadillo - it's about London!)
All of these tunes can be related to England, but I'm looking for
something more,...??? Hey, I know, "I'm Henry the VIII I am, Henry
the VIII I am, I am. I got married to the girl next door,...." I'll be doing some Christmas songs, too, and I haven't looked at those yet, so maybe I'll have enough. I'll still take any help, though.
Thanks.