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Thread #27247   Message #335454
Posted By: Amergin
06-Nov-00 - 04:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: They're Not Writing Folk Songs Like ...
Subject: RE: They're Not Wrting Folksongs
All songs are political in their way. Songs about love won and love lost are songs about the politics between two people who care deeply for each other or two people who realise it is time to move on. Songs about murder are songs about the politics of the crime and the punishment recieved. Songs about sailing are songs about the politics of what its like to be a member of the crew. Songs about disasters are songs that observe the politics of the disaster and the aftermath, when folks are trying to arise from the devestation. Songs about people getting together and having a good time singing, talking, joking, drinking, and the like are songs about the politics of what happens when people just get together.

Amergin