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Thread #93756   Message #1807936
Posted By: GUEST,JTT
12-Aug-06 - 03:57 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: American aisling?
Subject: Lyr Req: American aisling?
Is there any song that anyone can think about in the American traditions that is equivalent to the Irish aisling?

In other words, is there a song that appears to be a love song, but is in fact a political song?

I can think of some songs - like Follow the Drinking Gourd, for instance - that appear to be religious but are coded instructions to slaves for escape to freedom.

But is there any love song that's a coded call for freedom in the same way?