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MickyMan	ADD:Down on Me-Vera Ward Hall /Janis Joplin(Lomax) (14)	RE: Lyr Add: DOWN ON ME	28 May 21
Janis is listed as the writer, but the refrain sounds very similar to a very old Vera Ward Hall (1939 Lomax recording) that is currently available from the Library of Congress website. Perhaps she just heard it somewhere and then made up verses for it. Not taking anything away from her ..... It's just cool to see how this stuff connects through time, especially within these aural traditions. Does anybody else have any info about this obvious connection? Is there another "Down On Me" from the past that Janis may have come across? Mudcat to the rescue! Found this thread with more than a few versions! LofC Recording Link: Down On Me - Livingston, Alabama, May 27, 1939 https://www.loc.gov/item/lomaxbib000403/ Here's a link to the Janet Joplin/Big brother And The Holding Company 1967 version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd_dyFlSBCQ

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