.. actually, I slid too far in the direction of trying to be fair and appease Eric Bogle fanboys,,,,

The Stone / Beck record is not 'piss poor' a I stated when very tired late last night..

It's merely mediocre...


I've no wish to disrespect Eric Bogle - he has writen a very successful song,
and you'd hope the royaltys from multiple artist performances and recordings
go nicely towards supplementing his pension.

The statement he has issued shows him to be a top bloke with a far more rational & forgiving attitude on this issue
than his more fervent supporters and ideologically oportunistic bandwagon jumpers....