The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #51635   Message #3644142
Posted By: Lighter
22-Jul-14 - 08:19 AM
Thread Name: DTStudy: Rolling Home to Dear Old England
Subject: RE: DTStudy: Rolling Home to Dear Old England
By traditional standards, they are all very similar. Close enough to be on the "identical tune" thread.

The YouTube performance has some very modern touches though, mainly in delivery.

On a related issue, why would Scottish sailors prefer the fancy-pants, Latinate "Caledonia" to the perfectly idiomatic and instantly comprehensible "bonnie Scotland"? And why do folkies?