My friend Riggy Rackin usually does very traditional music, accompanied by concertina. I really love his stuff, and today he send me a copy of his latest CD, Simple. He also does great photography. So, I was listening partly to his CD this afternoon, and I heard him singing "Have You Seen My Wife, Missus Jones?" I thought that was a pop song sung by the Beatles, but it turns out to be an early (1967) recording by the Bee Gees, New York Mining Disaster 1941. It's one of those songs I've heard a thousand times, but never really listened to. Bill DeMain has a Web Page that does a good job of telling the story of the song, which was inspired by the Aberfan mining disaster of 1966.
This isn't just another pop song. It demands your attention.
-Joe-