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Thread #20525 Message #3539160
Posted By: Ron Davies
19-Jul-13 - 12:54 AM
Thread Name: Bobbie McGee's 'harpoon'
Subject: RE: Bobbie McGee's 'harpoon'
"Rattlesnake Mountain" seems better than "Scotsman". Maybe it doesn't sound so manufactured--you can imagine mountain folk actually singing it exactly that way.
Then there's the personal bias I have in favor of songs I can imagine myself actually singing. "Scotsman" does not make the cut; nor does "Rattlesnake". "Talk Dirty" definitely does.