The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2514 Message #10490
Posted By: Earl
15-Aug-97 - 09:29 AM
Thread Name: Curse of Poguery
Subject: RE: Curse of Poguery
I have to agree with dick greenhaus that the problem goes beyond mere poguery. When people like Eric Clapton or the Grateful Dead or other rock acts record traditional songs their imitators don't even know it. If the song becomes a hit the rock version becomes the standard eg. "Scarborough Fair", "John Barleycorn", "Motherless Child." While it's sometimes fun to hear reworked folk songs on the car radio , I think it does more harm than good.