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Thread #155997 Message #3675020
Posted By: GUEST,Georgina Boyes
06-Nov-14 - 07:19 AM
Thread Name: No man's land protest
Subject: RE: No man's land protest
We all wondered what Eric Bogle felt about this version of his great song - well now we know:
Here's songwriter Eric Bogle's response:
"Was my permission sought when they decided to record this song? - No! !!
Did I know what they proposed to do with the song when they decided to record it? - No! !!
Do I approve of what they have done to the song ? (missing verses, rock'n'roll arrangement, etc) !
No, believe it or not I wrote the song intending for the four verses of the original song to gradually build up to what I hoped would be a climactic and strong anti-war statement. Missing out two and a half verses from the original four verses very much negates that intention."