"Wouldn't disagree with a word. Some of today's songs will become classics and pass into the tradition. (Some have already done so in the writer's lifetime"

Precisely, The Snail (ooh, I don't 'arf feel daft calling you that!!). Our local lad Connolly's being one of them, I guess (although he's written a number that are far better, IMHO).

We're starting to agree, time to close the thread!!