The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155747 Message #3991740
Posted By: Joe Offer
10-May-19 - 08:09 PM
Thread Name: ADD: I Remember Loving You(from Priscilla Herdman)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Remember Loving You (Priscilla Herdman)
The post from Jon Bartlett above seems quite credible, as it has been corroborated by Mark Ross:
It was written by Luigi del Puppo and Tino Chumlovich while in jail at Nelson BC. It was collected from Luigi (along with other songs - funny that no-one asks "what other songs?") by Phil Thomas, the noted BC collector, 13 August 1970. I worked with Phil for many years, transcribing his original tapes, making a set to go in the BC Sound Archives, and editing the 2nd edition of his book, Songs of the Pacific Northwest.
But I wondered about the version Priscilla Herdman sang with Utah Phillips, so I asked her on Facebook and here's her answer:
I wrote the additional lyrics because I wanted to do it as a duet with Bruce. I knew the back story (and that Bruce did a bit of re-writing due to some "insensitive" lyrics.