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Thread #116243   Message #2495573
Posted By: John on the Sunset Coast
16-Nov-08 - 11:14 PM
Thread Name: Best verses about love
Subject: RE: Best verses about love
"When I'm not near the girl I love,
I love the girl I'm near."
--Harburg and Lane, "Finian's Rainbow"

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Mick, great choice! I once listened to Tommy Makem's recording of "The Dutchman" four times in succession. It is a haunting song of both love and mortality.