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Thread #77126 Message #1375175
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
09-Jan-05 - 02:13 PM
Thread Name: Music Halls pre blackface
Subject: RE: Music Halls pre blackface
Plenty of English songs with bawdy double meanings but not so many with political "signifying" that I'm aware of, which I think Fay is primarily seeking. (Unlike the situation with Irish songs). I'm sure there must be some.
(I can't see the parody elements in Cushie Butterfield myself, but that's a matter to discuss elsewhere, if it needed discussing.)