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Thread #67180 Message #1567976
Posted By: Barry Finn
21-Sep-05 - 06:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: trad songs about stealing
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: trad songs about stealing
Didn't matai mention above
"i suppose i was thinking mostly about colonization and the stealing of land. most of these songs are about stealing things. i was just looking for an angle really and maybe needed to be more specific"
Can you be a bit more speciic?
I'm sure the US & the UK have a wealth of material, traditional & non traditional songs concerning colonizing & land stealing/grabing, if that's what you're after? Songs that grew out the US's western expansion, The Souix Indians & Sweet Betsy From Pike, Joe Bower's (who along with his brother Ike-Betsy's lover?, also came from pike county come to mind).
With England's (eye's bigger than their stomach & sea sick from ruling so many waves? Nothing personal, we learnd well from you, too well) past interest's with South Africa, America, Canadia, New Zealand, Australia, India & etc (Kipling way be a usefull resource) I'm sure colonizing wouldn't be out of one's grasp. Anyway sounds sounds like an interesting project. Lets us know where you're with this & how you're proceeding. Hope we can help.
Good Luck
Barry