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Thread #5843   Message #222943
Posted By: Clinton Hammond2
04-May-00 - 12:21 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Barrett's Privateers (Stan Rogers)
Subject: RE: Barrett's Privateers - Can anyone help us?
Read "An Unfinished Conversation".. Stans Bio... all kinds of info about all kinds of stuff...

BUT.. Sherbrooke refers to a town not a ship... And it's vague so that it can apply to any or all of themo...

The song was arranged by Garnet...

Privateers 1n 1778?? A little late boys?!? LOL!! Makes the song even funnier really!

And please people, if yer gonna cover this song, do it a capella like it was ment to be... I've heard some horrible treatments of Barrette and the boys, and the worst offeneders have been the ones who try to put instruments behind it... Don't change the lyrics either... I never "wish I was in Edinburgh now..." We would not presume to rewrite Shakespear eh???

LOL!!!!

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