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Thread #105744 Message #2182786
Posted By: GUEST,Jim
30-Oct-07 - 02:12 PM
Thread Name: Different songs, same title
Subject: RE: Different songs, same title
Bernard said,"It's also worth mentioning that many traditional songs are known by more than one title. Some people prefer to use the first line of the song, some use the first line of the chorus, others pick up a phrase from somewhere else in the song... and there's a song called 'As I Roved Out' which doesn't have that phrase in it anywhere!"
This is even more common with fiddle tunes. Red Haired Boy, Old Soldier With A Wooden Leg, Little Beggerman, Gilderoy, Old Ragadoo, and many other titles have been given to a common fiddle tune in A.