'He fades away' written & sung by Alistair Hulett is perfect sung by Alistair, or Miguel Heatwole - even tho the words are the lament of a woman watching her dying husband.

Conversely, John Dengate's 'Lanes of Wooloomooloo' a poem about a homeless alcoholic old soldier is magic when John recites it, but was totally wrong when a soprano put it to music. Perhaps it might have been better sung by a deeper female voice, but ...

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