Bob famously describes himself as a Song and Dance Man, whether you like that sort of thing or not. I'm enjoying the feisty discussion, particularly re traditional singing. Particularly like Jim's point above: "It is fairly common for a song to be over-accompanied or over-ornamented Once that happens it becomes a piece of music with words, rather than a narrative"
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