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Thread #23396   Message #259341
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
17-Jul-00 - 02:25 PM
Thread Name: Folksongs that will pass for 'Pop'
Subject: RE: Folksongs that will pass for 'Pop'
Yo Roger - how is Sheffield these days? Seems like only last fortnight..... Oh, it was!

Yes, it was as near as dammit, which means they stole it and changed a line to avoid copywrite. What the hell, someone stole 'Give thanks' from the Christian song book 'Mission Praise', gave it a different b music and secular words and had a hit with it.

LTS