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The Joy of Living air

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BALLAD OF ACCOUNTING
BRITAIN'S MOTORWAYS
DIRTY OLD TOWN
FAREWELL TO TARWATHIE (2)
GIRLS OF THE SHAMROCK SHORE
GO DOWN, YOU MURDERERS
GOODBY TO THE THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
JOY OF LIVING
MANCHESTER RAMBLER
MY OLD MAN
NOBODY KNEW SHE WAS THERE
NORTH SEA HOLES
SCHOOLDAYS END
SECOND FRONT SONG
SHELLBACK SONG
SHOALS OF HERRING
SONG OF THE IRON ROAD
THE BALLAD OF TIM EVANS
THE FIRST TIME
THE TERROR TIME
THE TROOPER CUT DOWN IN HIS PRIME
THE WEEK YOUR MAN'S AWA' or FISHERMAN'S WIFE


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Joe Offer 26 Feb 23 - 03:39 PM
GUEST,Tommie 26 Feb 23 - 08:59 AM
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Subject: RE: The Joy of Living air
From: Joe Offer
Date: 26 Feb 23 - 03:39 PM

Thread #42500   Message #3837296
Posted By: FreddyHeadey
07-Feb-17 - 08:19 AM
Thread Name: Lyrics Correction: Joy of Living (Ewan MacColl)
Subject: RE: Lyrics Correction: Joy of Living (Ewan MacColl)

Sicillian song
Madonna tu mi fai / Madonna tu mi fai tu scorrucciato


https://youtu.be/7Rp0e5GMB0E

I'm going to close off this thread. Any additional discussion should go in the original thread.


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Subject: The Joy of Living air
From: GUEST,Tommie
Date: 26 Feb 23 - 08:59 AM

Ewan McColl used a Sicilian folk song/tune as the air for the Joy of Living.


Does anyone know the original song or tune he used?

Thanks.


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