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Thread #11117 Message #81181
Posted By: Banjer
24-May-99 - 05:42 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Weeping Sad and Lonely
Subject: RE: Weeping Sad and Lonely
LEJ, There were a few occasions where some of Matthew Bradys works were misrepresented as to location and time. The song "Ashoken Farewell" written in this century was used extensively, and while not purported by Burns to have been around during the era, it left a lot of folks thinking it had been. Ask some folks that are not CW history buffs what some of the more popular music of the era was and you will hear "Ashokan Farewell" from quite a few. I do not say Burns' production was not good, but as with many such shows context was a bit twisted to fit certain parameters, it appears.