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Thread #172093 Message #4164400
Posted By: MaJoC the Filk
04-Feb-23 - 08:16 AM
Thread Name: Delilah 'Banned' by Welsh Rugby Union
Subject: RE: Delilah 'Banned' by Welsh Rugby Union
Rats: wrong click.
.... a massive number of requests. Thus "Green Green Grass of Home"'s popularity; the fact that it's syrupy added to its appeal to certain segments of the record-buying public.
"Delilah" OTOH is a force-ten belter. Hitting the top A in the verse (a jump of nearly an octave, done cold) is a guaranteed money note for any tenor: I remember the spontaneous cheers when this was done by one of the panel members in I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.