You've never met Tom Brown then. He never sang any song mocking transsexuals. In fact, as you yourself pointed out, he sang Clarence. A wonderful song by my mate Mitch which mocks those who seem paranoid about gay men. It is one of the best anti homophobic songs written, in its own way.

The MacColl comments over finances are purely from the court case when Jean was attempting to secure her part of the divorce settlement. Mind you, MacColl wasn't a hypocrit, just those who put him on a moral pedestal he didn't belong on.

I have tried to contribute opinions on this thread Dick, and your first observation was to question what I put. Question opinions by all means but when I say I was with someone in the company of others on occasion, comments questioning whether we were there are not needed. I said we were and that is that.

You're like your best mate Jim. He couldn't help bringing up tit trousers. Ironically, the only person offended is him, and he doesn't count. Fred Jordan thought it hilarious mind..

Now. If we can get back to the thread... Your opinion is noted, Jim's is, everybody else's is. Folk is a wide genre of many styles, as is pop, classical, jazz etc so many different opinions weigh equally.