Mudcat Café message #3225743

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Thread #97435 Message #3225743
Posted By: PHJim
19-Sep-11 - 04:43 PM
Thread Name: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Subject: RE: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs

Did anyone mention Roberta Flack's cover of Ewan MacColl's love song to Peggy Seeger "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".

I guess the fact that it was written by a folkie doesn't really make it a folk song and I don't blame Mr. Offer for avoiding the "definition of folk song" debate.