The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54563   Message #846578
Posted By: greg stephens
13-Dec-02 - 08:38 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Shoals of Herring (MacColl)
Subject: RE: shoals of herring
Henry V indeed, from the "Once more unto the breach dear friends once more" speech. It's amazingly difficult to use the English language without quoting from Shakesepeare or the King James(Authorised) Bible, whether consciously or unconsciously. In a recent TV show they ran down the top 100 best-selling singles since the charts began. I remember noticing that top ten final songs contained lyrics from both those sources.