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Thread #138221   Message #3163564
Posted By: SteveMansfield
01-Jun-11 - 04:20 AM
Thread Name: Cheerful tunes mismatch to serious songs
Subject: RE: Cheerful tunes mismatch to serious songs
My nomination (noting that The Titanic Song has already been cited) would be the various versions of the Blacksmith song ('hello-a-lo-a-lo-a-lo-a-lo-a-lo you coal blacksmith' etc.)

A song about forced seduction, death, and extreme coercion, all sung to a rollicking 6/8 tune with sing-along choruses.

Ken Clarke would be proud ....