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Thread #109288 Message #2284088
Posted By: GUEST,Chicken Charlie
10-Mar-08 - 12:33 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: What is a ballad?
Subject: RE: Folklore: What is a ballad?
Yes, I've seen song books with titles like "14 Great Ballads," the contents of which are all just particularly saccharine lyrics (in the sense I used above) like "Love Me Tender." Good song. Not a ballad.