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14 Sep 18 - 10:00 PM (#3950545) Subject: Lyr Req: Look What They've Done to My Mountain From: GUEST A songbook I used in 1974 had an Appalachian song about strip mining. I only remember this one line, "Look What They've Done to My Mountain", and it doesn't appear in your lyrIc search. I've looked for this song for years so I may have the lyric wrong. It strikes me that the meaning might have been subtle, as if it was in a book of lullabies or otherwise labelled to not call attention to it as a protest song. It was in a sweet waltz time, and a lament. I lived in Northern Appalachia at the time, and this may have coloured my memories. The sheet music, or my interpretation, seemed to make it a WV or PA folk song. |
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15 Sep 18 - 06:13 AM (#3950622) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Look What They've Done to My Mountain From: GUEST,Jerry Sounds like The Coming of the Roads by Billy Edd Wheeler, but the lyric is not quite right. Otherwise there is What Have They Done to My Song, Ma? by Melanie. |
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15 Sep 18 - 09:41 AM (#3950670) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Look What They've Done to My Mountain From: Jeri The closest I can get is Blue Diamond Mines by Jean Ritchie, which is probably not the one you're looking for. It has the lines Your union is dead and you're shaking your head |
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15 Sep 18 - 12:16 PM (#3950692) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Look What They've Done to My Mountain From: wysiwyg Here's that "Coming of the Roads" mentioned upthread: https://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1309 It's not a waltz, but includes this verse: Look how they've cut all to pieces Our ancient poplar and oak And the hillsides are stained with the greases That burned up the heavens with smoke ~S~ |
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18 Sep 18 - 10:42 PM (#3951493) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Look What They've Done to My Mountain From: wysiwyg Refresh |