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Thread #19974   Message #2376744
Posted By: topical tom
29-Jun-08 - 01:21 PM
Thread Name: In praise of Tom Paxton
Subject: RE: In praise of Tom Paxton
Thanks for opening this thread. I have been fortunate to have seen Tom perform live many times and each event was a great pleasure. He has written and sung so many moving songs of peace, justice and love that I could never mention them all. There are his classics, "Rambling Boy","The Last Thing On MY Mind" and "The Honor of Your Company", to name but a few.Then there are the "short shelf songs" such as "George W. Bush Told The Nation"(though ,sad to say ,that is still all too pertinent), "I Don't Want a Bunny-wunny in my Widdle Wow Boat",and "Birmingham Sunday".He has also written many children's songs. My granddaughter's favorite was "Don't Slay That Potato". Tom is at the top of my all-time favorite singer-songwriter list. Though I have seen him many times I would never miss an opportunity to see him again.Simply an outstanding artist.