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Thread #131351   Message #2962648
Posted By: GUEST,Shimrod
11-Aug-10 - 04:52 AM
Thread Name: Is it permissible-to change a word in an old song?
Subject: RE: Is it permissible-to change a word in an old song?
Who are you going to obtain permission from?

There's a curious (and, I suspect deliberate and mischievous) misapprehension here - that somewhere there are 'Guardians of Tradition' or (dare I invoke them?) 'Folk Police' who will come down hard on, and punish, anyone who departs from certain inviolable rules. This is, of course, rubbish!

A singer must make his/her own aesthetic choices - and then Will Fly's inherited family saying comes into play, i.e. "Have what you will - and pay for it".

Thanks, Will - that's a very useful phrase!