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Thread #150544 Message #3508407
Posted By: Joe Offer
24-Apr-13 - 06:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/ADD: Take the Water or the Wine
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take (?taste) the water or the wine
Hi, Murpholly-
It's called "Water or the Wine." I found it on Spotify on a 1996 album called Green Fields by the Beverley Sisters, who were prolific producers of easy listening recordings 1950s and 1960s in the UK. The song sounds very Greek, and I wonder if it's a translation of a Greek song. None of their other recordings seem to have Greek roots.
If it's an easy listening song in any language known to humankind, one would think that Nana Mouskouri must have made a recording of it - but I have yet to find the Nana recording.
Transcription coming up, maybe in an hour or sovery late tonight. Chores to do first.