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Highlandman	Songwriter's Songwriters (91* d)	RE: Songwriter's Songwriters	22 Jun 05
Okay, I'm back with my nomination: Don't Cry In Your Sleep by Jim McLean It's in DT here . Why? (1) Trad sounding diction consistently all the way through, no modernisms, and (AFAIK) historically accurate... (2) Telling details: you can hear the children singing, see the flames leaping, feel the defeat and despair of men huddled like cattle... (3) The song isn't just a snapshot of a single idea, but runs through a series of emotions: from nostalgia to fear and grief, to bitterness and anger at the men who didn't resist (what could they do?), to a glimmer of hope at the end... (4) And a haunting rhyme scheme that breaks away from the doggerel effect the tune might lead to. Great song, Jim. -HM

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