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Thread #33330 Message #2132332
Posted By: SouthernCelt
23-Aug-07 - 07:52 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Here's to the State of Mississippi (Ochs)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Here's to the State of Mississippi (Ochs)
Charley, I see no reason for anyone to sing that song today in any context except as an example of social commentary of the period. So someone from Mississippi (such as me) being offended by it being sung, with or without prefacing, in any other context would be perfectly understandable.