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Thread #113570 Message #2417931
Posted By: Charley Noble
19-Aug-08 - 02:51 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Common British Tars (Ron Baxter)
Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Common British Tars (Trafalgar)
I certainly agree that "those French and Spanish sailors deserve respect and sympathy as well" as they were hardly volunteers either. But the song, I believe, is focused on extending sympathy beyond Admiral Nelson to his sailors. I would like to see it paired with "The Seamen's Hymn" by A. L. Lloyd which I find similar in sentiment. Anyone want to continue the fight? ;~)
Cheerily,
Charley Noble