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23 Sep 08 - 09:17 AM (#2448087) Subject: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Joan from Wigan At Wigan Folk Club last Thursday, one of the members showed me a page pulled out of a magazine (sorry, can't recall which one), which had a newly-discovered verse to "Dirty Old Town". Apparently, Ewan wasn't happy with it originally, so it wasn't included in the final version. It should be the 4th verse, and the copyright was credited to Jean MacColl. I thought I'd be able to find it somewhere on the web, but can't trace it so far. Here's the verse as I copied it from that mag: Moon of steel in the cloudy sky Silver skin on the roofs of the mills Stars are sparks from the chimney stacks Dirty old town, dirty old town. |
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23 Sep 08 - 10:07 AM (#2448118) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: GUEST,BanjoRaY I can see why Ewan left it out... Ray |
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23 Sep 08 - 12:16 PM (#2448220) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Les in Chorlton But we could drag it, kicking and screaming into the living tradition and bring it back to life couldn't we? Steely moon in the cloudy sky Silvered tiles on the tops of mills Sparks and stars from the chimney stacks Dirty old town, dirty old town. See it's quite easy to make it worse! Challenge? L in C |
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23 Sep 08 - 03:06 PM (#2448372) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Little Robyn Hey, that's not too bad Les. Much more singable! Robyn |
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23 Sep 08 - 06:26 PM (#2448510) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Les in Chorlton You can see Salford from here rain or shine!!!!!!!!!!! Chiz L in C |
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26 Sep 08 - 07:38 AM (#2450704) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Joan from Wigan I prefer your version too, Les. Well done! Joan |
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26 Sep 08 - 08:10 AM (#2450728) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: GUEST,Suffolk Miracle Steelmen mooning at the sky; Silver cobwebs on the mills; Sparks from chimneys long since gone; Dirty old town, dirty old town. |
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26 Sep 08 - 09:07 AM (#2450774) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Snuffy Steal the moon from the cloudy sky And the lead from the roofs of mills Skanky car and a big bass stack Dirty old town, dirty old town. |
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26 Sep 08 - 10:41 AM (#2450851) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: meself Nonetheless - thanks to Joan of Wigan. It can be worthwhile to speculate on the scraps left on the workshop floor ... |
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26 Sep 08 - 12:22 PM (#2450937) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dirty Old Town - new verse From: Les in Chorlton So, we have sorted Dirty Old Town, what shall we do next? I always felt "Famous Flower of Serving Men" could do with a few more verses. Chiz L in C |