...and he was spelt correctly!! ;o)

The line between 'pop' and 'folk' music is vague... probably because what we now call 'folk' was the 'pop' music of its time.

I perform traditional folk, music hall, and Stones, Beatles, Mamas & Papas, the list goes on. Sticking a label on a song isn't the criterion - whether it can stand the test of time is much more reliable.

Last night at the Railway Singers' Night, Julie and I sang 'In My Life' (Lennon/McCartney), and it was well received. Earlier in the evening I had sung the Golden Vanity (Child), and John (GeordieBroon) sang 'John Barleycorn' (which he sang on Mudcat radio), and various others had sung songs from a wide variety of sources...

So 'As Tears Go By' is a valid song simply because it was written well enough for people to still want to sing it thirty-odd years after it was written.