The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #114457   Message #2443482
Posted By: Joe Offer
17-Sep-08 - 05:47 PM
Thread Name: the Rangers 'Famine Song'
Subject: RE: the Rangers 'Famine Song'
Well, there were three identical copies of the lyrics posted, and two were deleted. The first posting of the lyrics was deleted, but I can't tell if the deletion was done before or after the second copy was posted. All three lyrics posts appear to have come from this page, which Martin Ryan linked toward the top of the thread - but our policy is that we generally post music information for discussion, in addition to posting a link.
There seems to be an interesting difference here between European and American thinking. I rarely get requests from Americans that lyrics be deleted, no matter how objectionable they are. Americans want to see, and judge for themselves. I often get demands from Euopeans that thus-and-such should be deleted, and how can Mudcat allow such tripe to be posted.
Yeah, the song is awful - but it's interesting. The "awful" songs we have nowadays are the only examples of the "folk process" we have remaining in this world. Almost all other songs are commercially produced.
So, yes, I am disgusted by the song and the sentiments it portrays. But I am also appalled by the thought of deleting it, or deleting the discussion of such a song. Nonetheless, we do watch thread like this and try to control the nameless bigoted posts that some of our drive-by anonymous posters leave behine.

-Joe Offer-