The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #124376 Message #2749408
Posted By: Hamish
21-Oct-09 - 09:26 AM
Thread Name: I sing ' Wild Rover' and am proud of it!
Subject: RE: I sing ' Wild Rover' and am proud of it!
Sid Kipper's Mild Rover's not bad.
It's funny, but even 34 years, 9 months and 19 days ago (it was a significant birthday. No, not my fortieth, or thirtieth) I remember getting a card which included a derisive reference to The Wild Rover. So it has been subject to snobbish put-downs for at least that long. Good enough song, but I too tend to avoid it.
I have noticed a few gentrified versions popping up recently. Not always an improvement. Seems rather self-conscious, somehow.