DougR

Re: "What a Friend ...".

It's my general perception that hymns are not really generally acceptable in sessions near me. Non-christians and others turn off if you sing them. However, if they are slightly OTT then they are sometimes acceptable. "What a Friend" just fits into this category, but it was also parodied a great deal in WW1 and 2 so the tune is apparently acceptable also.

Not really my logic, just what I have discovered over the years.

Cheers
IanC