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Thread #103047   Message #2097966
Posted By: Dave Earl
09-Jul-07 - 03:06 PM
Thread Name: trad singers and their treatment by folk revival
Subject: RE: trad singers and their treatment by folk reviv
"on the line in Tams's "Rolling Home" - "And let the toast go free" - some people shout "Free Toast".

God how I hate that.

I have taken to leaving out that verse and repeating the first "round goes the wheel of fortune" verse - messes up the song I know but doesn't half catch out the Free Toasters. I've seen 'em building up for the cry -grins, winks, nudges and so on- and then looking totally flummoxed when I don't give 'em the chance.

One of those Free toasters said "That's not the way the song goes" to which I said " Does that mean the Free toast bellow is the right way to sing it?"

"only a bit of a joke you know" I was told

Maybe it was the first time I heard it but it ruins the song for me when I hear it now.

Sorry bit odd topic I know - Apologies!

Have your thread back.

Dave