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Thread #132079   Message #2985165
Posted By: MGM·Lion
12-Sep-10 - 02:25 PM
Thread Name: Origin: The Girl I Left Behind
Subject: RE: The Girl I left Behind
The Andy Irvine version sung by the man on YouTube, one 'Klickstarter', linked on 2nd post of this thread, is closely related to, but shorter than, and lacking chorus of, the Arthurs' version I recall & ref to in my post above of 11 Sep 1158 am; & has a similar, tho faster, tune, related, as I remarked before, to my ear, to The Barley Straw. I have sought the Arthurs' LP with it on (but failed to put a hand on it) to see if a sleevenote might cast some light; but will keep looking & return if I find it. Anyone out there got it? It was Dave & Toni's first Topic album, about 1969 if I recall correctly.

Indeed, Brighton Camp [aka The Girl I Left Behind Me], is not the same song/tune as All Frolicking I'll Give Over [aka The Girl I Left Behind]: it is of course the similarity of these 'aka's which creates the confusion.

~Michael~