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Thread #131781 Message #2985803
Posted By: Vic Smith
13-Sep-10 - 12:10 PM
Thread Name: 2 new songs from Dick Miles
Subject: RE: 2 new songs from Dick Miles
I am not suggesting that this has been done consciously, but the tune of Farewell To The Humber and Dogger is very similar to the melody of a song that I really dislike called Thank God We're Surrounded By Water.
Do you say that you are using a traditional tune in your introduction, Dick? The level is so low on my player when you are speaking that I can hardly make out what you are saying.
Several websites that I have visited have Thank God We're Surrounded By Water tune and words composed by Dominic Behan (which I think is likely). The song seems to be popular in Newfoundland to slightly adapted words and the whole is credited to one Dick Nolan (which I think is unlikely).