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Songs about Horses
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Lyr Req: ballad paying homage to horses?? (26)
Lyr Req: songs and horses (5)
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Subject: Lyr Add: COLORADO HORSES (Will Dudley) From: Jim Dixon Date: 24 May 13 - 12:58 PM COLORADO HORSES As sung by Will Dudley on "Trying to Rope the Moon" and "Colorado Horses" 1. We were up before the sunrise, loaded up the horses; we were gone. We crossed La Veta pass into that sweet San Luis Valley, rollin' on. There's Wolf Creek straight ahead, ten thousand feet of mountain; we'll be there by noon. We're haulin' Colorado horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon. 2. Rolled straight on through Durango toward Four Corners; that old Ford was makin' ground. We stretched the horses' legs in Teec Nos Pos and watched the desert sun go down. We made camp out in the nations and we listened to the ancestors' tunes. We're haulin' Colorado horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon. 3. I called the boss in Wickenburg just to let him know when we'd be rollin' in, Fed the horses, fed ourselves, picked some guitar while the firelight grew dim, Then we passed the bottle round and watched the night turn into mornin' way too soon. We're haulin' Colorado horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon. 4. Sing praises to these horses; they've hauled a thousand dudes into the hills. They'd take us to the rivers where the voice of Mother Nature won't be still. I ain't no big-time banker but I know exactly what I should be doin'. We're haulin' Colorado horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon. [Repeat 3.] |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,CJ Date: 24 May 13 - 07:06 PM Has this been mentioned? Richard Dawson's 'Poor Old Horse' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4OuYsD0PDg |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Artful Codger Date: 24 May 13 - 08:20 PM "Two Bits", a true story of equine endurance and heroism set in verse by the Arizona historian and poet Sharlot M. Hall, by 1897. I've revised the text and concocted a tune to it, but assuredly I can't have been the first to do so. Artful Codger |
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Subject: Lyr Add: GONE ARE THE STRONG ONES (from C Kydd) From: Jim Dixon Date: 25 May 13 - 04:49 PM GONE ARE THE STRONG ONES As sung by Christine Kydd on "Gentle Giants" (2004) 1. Gone are the strong ones I knew in my day, Broad-backed, big-legged, not much to say. They did their work well though they got little pay. We'll not see their likes any more. 2. I grew up on a highland farm with Dolly, Jock, and Dick. Dick would take us into town to meet the train from Wick Slow and safe along the road—tick-tock, tick-tock, tick— Counting every flower along the way. 3. Dolly was so good with bairns; though I was only nine I worked her with trace and long rope at the harvest time, Looped the rope around the rick and pull it into line So Jock and Dick could haul the hairst away. 4. Jock was a big one, a true-bred Clydesdale brown, Thick hair and heavy feet, perfect for the plough. He'd pull from dawn to sunset on any kind of ground. The Clydesdales earned their oats and hay. [Repeat 1.] 5. The Clydesdale horse was bred, they say, to carry armoured knights. I learned that at Newmore School and teacher was always right. They'd take so long to get up speed, they'd be late for the fight, But they'd smash down anybody in their way. 6. But one year the grass sickness hit the north full hard. It killed so many horses, it raged near and far. Dolly, Jock, and Dick went to knacker's yard. The tractor towed them away. [Repeat 1.] |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MANDRAKE (Tex Morton) From: Jim Dixon Date: 26 May 13 - 08:43 AM MANDRAKE As sung by Tex Morton on "Timeless Country: Tex Morton" and "Tex Morton: Original Recordings Vol. 2: 1936-1938" [Yodel] 1. I've told you of Aristocrat and good old Rocky Ned. Their names will be remembered long after they are dead. They've thrown the best of riders, the greatest of all time, But now I'll tell you all about this new outlaw of mine. 2. We used to call him Slipp'ry when he came with the show, But I changed his name to Mandrake; there's no trick he don't know. He tries a new one every night; he never bucks the same. Mandrake is a wizard so that's how he got his name. CHORUS. Screw down the saddle; make it good and tight. Back from the ropes, please; ask him is he right. Pick up your mate, lads; he had a nasty fall. They're all the same to Mandrake, champions and all. 3. Now all you local riders, come here and gather 'round. Stay on his back ten seconds and I'll pay a hundred pound. The champion o' Queensland got on to ride him 'round. He rode him just two seconds: one up, one comin' down. 4. A fella came in the other night to show what he could do. He thought that he'd be clever, so he painted his pants with glue. Mandrake threw him easily; he says, "Huh, I don't mind." I said, "Old chap, take a look at yourself; you've left your pants behind." CHORUS 5. A new chum went up to the boys just the other night. Mandrake got mixed up on the ropes and gave him a heck of a fright. "Eh, what'll I do if horse gets out of ring?" I heard him say. "Well, you jump into the ring, then, pal, and you'll be quite okay." 6. I have a little saying; it's one you ought to know. It's always been the motto of my travelling rodeo: "There never was a rider who never could be throwed, And there never was a bronco that never could be rode." CHORUS |
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Subject: Lyr Add: CHOPO (N. Howard "Jack" Thorp) From: Jim Dixon Date: 26 May 13 - 07:28 PM From Songs of the Cowboys collected by N. Howard Thorp (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921), page 23: CHOPO By N. Howard ["Jack"] Thorp Written in Devil's River, Texas, 1901, at Jeneaw, or Juno, Lake, when in camp with Frank Wilson. This little horse I got from Antelope George at Sierra Blanca, was branded O. I rode him from Sierra Blanca to Paris, Texas. This song was in my first publication, copyrighted in 1908. Through rocky arroyos so dark and so deep; Down the sides of the mountains so slippery and steep; You've good judgment, sure-footed, wherever you go You're a safety conveyance, my little Chopo. Whether single or double, or in lead of a team, Over highways or byways or crossing a stream, You're always in fix and willing to go Whenever you're called on, my Chico Chopo. You're a good roping horse; you were never jerked down; When tied to a steer, you will circle him around; Let him once cross the string, and over he'll go. You sabe the business, my cow horse Chopo. One day on the Llano, a hail-storm began; The herds were stampeded, the horses all ran; The lightning it glittered, a cyclone did blow; But you faced the sweet music, my little Chopo. Chopo, my pony; Chopo, my pride; Chopo, my amigo; Chopo I will ride From Mexico's border 'cross Texas Llanos; To the salt Pecos River I ride you, Chopo. [Sung by Don Edwards on "Saddle Songs," Rodney Hayden on "Rodney Hayden," Horse Crazy on "Cowboy Rhythm," William Clauson on "William Clauson Sings Songs from High Chaparral," Yampa Valley Boys on "Tales of the Trail," and Tex Fletcher on "Riding the Range."] |
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Subject: Lyr Add: HORSE LIKE YOU (Juni Fisher) From: Jim Dixon Date: 27 May 13 - 08:37 AM HORSE LIKE YOU As sung by Juni Fisher on "Let 'er Go, Let 'er Buck, Let 'er Fly" You never mention when I haven't combed my hair, And if I'm not wearin' makeup, you don't care. It doesn't matter one iota to ya when my lipstick is askew. I'm lucky to have a horse like you. When I say, "Let's go for a ride," you go along. And I'm singin' while I ride; you like my songs. You got shoulders I can lean on; you're a pal that pulls me through. I'm mighty lucky to have a horse like you. I'll admit I've had some horses I've traded, shipped, and sold, But you're the one and only horse I'll ride till I get old. When the trail of life is rough and rocky, and I'm feelin' all alone, I only have to let you have your head, and you'll get us home. If everybody had a horse that was their friend, All the strife and trouble in this world would end. When I get to heaven, let me have a pasture view, 'Cause if it's heaven, I'll have a horse like you. I'm mighty lucky to have a horse like you. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HER HORSE (J Woodson) From: Jim Dixon Date: 27 May 13 - 09:11 AM SHE'S IN LOVE WITH HER HORSE As sung by Joyce Woodson on "She's In Love with Her Horse" Her appaloosa makes her smile like she's a kid again. Her appaloosa puts the wild back in her inner child again. A year ago she was feelin' low, ever since her divorce, But she's smilin' now; she's in love with her horse. Her friends have tried to rein her in, but she'll just pout. Even her boss is suspicious when she sneaks out. Her mom's afraid she'll break a leg, but that won't change her course. Ah, there's nothin' you can do; she's in love with her horse. You should see them: tall and leggy, with a long, beautiful mane. Muscles on his back have that ripplin' effect. He comes if she's callin'. No wonder she's fallin'. She's got his picture in a silver frame right by her bed. She doesn't care if the whole world knows she prefers him instead. There's a magic spell about her. There's a certain smell about her. There's nothin' you can do; she's in love with her horse. Tonight she'll take him ridin' out under a veil of stars. It's great how well they get along; she'll brush his mane, softly whisper his name. She's thinkin' of buildin' a stall or barn off the livin' room. A little hay and they'll both be happy, and, hey, she's got the room. She's besotted, so let's applaud it. She's forgot about the divorce. Ah, there's nothin' you can do: no debate, no discourse. She's happy now; she's in love with her horse. [Also sung by Judy Coder on "Songcatcher."] |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Dave the Gnome Date: 27 May 13 - 09:20 AM The ultimate - Crazy Horses by the Osmonds :-) And from the ridiculous to the sublime, the late Tom Sydall's brilliant song about a canal man and his horse - Funny thing is I don't know the name but Bernard on here makes a good job of it, It's heel and toe and to and fro and neither slow nor tarry He knows of course he's my old horse My mate and my butty Cheers DtG |
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Subject: Lyr Add: HEART ALONE (Bill Staines) From: Jim Dixon Date: 02 Jun 13 - 12:20 AM HEART ALONE As sung by Bill Staines on "Redbird's Wing" (1987) Into this world I came alone, flashing beauty to the bone, And with all wonder, first I turned to see the sun, Sired of strength and born of grace in a spare Kentucky place Where the fields grow on forever in the morning. And with no first and helping hand, two times I fell, then came to stand, And with that rising I could feel my life begin; For like some wild and rushing stream, in all my veins there flowed a dream, And I could feel the feisty blood of those before me. CHORUS: Jump to the bell; how do you feel? There's a flier at my heels; Out straight ahead before the others show. Now through that fast and final turn where mind and muscle start to burn, And it is heart alone that brings you to the roses. There was one, I knew him well; his eyes were kind and I could tell That he would watch me as I'd fly beneath the sun. Oh, how he'd smile and shake his head when I'd not let myself be led, For he could read me and he knew it was just the fire. Where the great Ohio slips away into a town we came one day, And there were oh so many like me all around. There was lightning in the air and I could feel it everywhere As they gently put their colors to my shoulders. CHORUS Now gentle years, the bluebirds keep sweetly singing as they sweep Across this farm, across this place that is my home, Where morning mists rise from the dale, wispy wingéd silver tail, Shining dancers in the early breath of springtime. Oh, when it is that warming time, mother of youth and all its prime, That brings the flower, that brings the mare to foal. Now when I hear them from the hill, pounding hooves by driven will Heat the heart and finds the flame that's deep inside me. CHORUS |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Acorn4 Date: 02 Jun 13 - 07:25 AM You might need long memories for this one when Zara's ma used to give us all a good laugh:- The Eridge Valley Cowboy |
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Subject: Lyr Add: IF I HAD A HORSE (Dave Stamey) From: Jim Dixon Date: 02 Jun 13 - 10:04 AM Mentioned in Open Mike's playlist above. Not really about the horse, which is a hypothetical horse anyway. But it's a funny song worth having here. IF I HAD A HORSE As sung by Dave Stamey on "If I Had a Horse" (2003) [Verse 1] Now if I had a horse, A big white flashy horse, I wouldn't be the kind of guy that I appear to be. Well, I'd be different; I'd be better, A hero right down to the letter, And all them purty women would be after me. [Chorus 1] 'Cause I'd be Tom Mix; I'd be the Lone Ranger. I'd be John Wayne; I'd be the tall dark stranger. I could ride into danger, 'cause I'd be brave, of course. People would look up to me, 'Cause I'd be somethin' that they could aspire to be, And this would all be possible if I just had a horse. [Verse 2] If I had a hat, A ten-gallon Stetson hat, Well, I'd look so sharp, all my friends would be amazed, 'Cause I could tip it to the ladies. My nose would always be shady, And underneath the brim, I'd have a Gary-Cooper gaze. [Chorus 2] And I'd be Tom Mix; I'd be the Lone Ranger. I'd be Lash LaRue; I'd be the tall dark stranger. I could save any widow's ranch in about eight seconds flat, And you know, people would look up to me, 'Cause I'd be somethin' that they could aspire to be, And this would all be possible if I just had a hat. [Bridge] Clothes and trappin's don't make the man. I know that's the way it's always gonna be, But they can bring out the hero inside, And, buddy, that's good enough for me. [Verse 3] If I had some boots, They'd go so well with my buckskin suit. I could walk into places I never ever dared to go. With my firm and manly stride, Mean guys would just step aside, And I'd be admired by folks I don't even know. [Chorus 3] And I'd be Gene Autry; I'd be Roy Rogers. I'd have a sidekick who's an old codger. I could chase down robbers and I could recover the loot. People would look up to me, 'Cause I'd be somethin' that they could aspire to be, And this would all be possible if I just had some boots. [Chorus 1] 'Cause I'd be Tom Mix; I'd be the Lone Ranger. I'd be John Wayne; I'd be the tall dark stranger. I could ride into danger, 'cause I'd be brave, of course, And people would look up to me, 'Cause I'd be somethin' that they could aspire to be, And this would all be possible if I just had a horse. [Tag] It would all be possible if I just had a horse. |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: open mike Date: 22 Jun 13 - 12:02 PM My radio show today will feature over an hour of horse songs.... the movement to stop horse slaughter in the U.S. and stop transport to slaughter houses in Mexico and Canada and also the movement to stop wild horse round ups in the U.S. West. I will post the playlist after the show....http://krov.fm Crossroads show is on today from 1-3 p.m. pacific time... |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,eldergirl Date: 22 Jun 13 - 05:39 PM One bitter disappointment I had years ago was the song "Anna Thea" (or Feher or whatever) . the one that starts 'Lazslo Thea stole a stallion, stole him on the misty mountain' but he wasn't a great judge of horses, got caught and banged up before end of first verse!! And I thought it was going to be a stirring tale of the bold young horsethief liberating a magnificent creature and befriending him. Well, so much for that. |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: open mike Date: 23 Jun 13 - 12:26 PM I played nearly 2 hours of horse songs on my radio show yesterday... here is the playlist:
TIME – ARTIST – ALBUM – SONG |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,Jonas Date: 22 Jul 15 - 11:38 PM This is off topic, but since Jim posted that Joyce Woodson song I was wondering if he or anyone else has the lyrics to her song "Have You Ever Seen the San Joaquin"? |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,Julie Date: 16 Oct 18 - 09:55 PM John must you lend your fine horse for the fight? Beautiful horse, black as the night. John if you listen and do as I say, He will be safe, out of the fray. Hide your fine horse, black as the night, Deep in the fields,far out of sight. Then when the fighting is over some day, He will be safe, out of the fray. Similar song: Three good horses in the field, Dancing, prancing, neighing nodding there, Three good horses in the field, Three good horses all in a row. Possibly Russian folk songs. Learned these in the 1950's, elementary school, Wisconsin |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,Jack Campin Date: 17 Oct 18 - 05:49 AM A tune: Ian Powrie's Lament for Big Dougal - can't see anywhere you can get it free, but it's often played in the Scottish fiddle and accordion scene. Lorca: Song of the Horseman. I like Zülfü Livaneli's setting of it in Turkish: Atlının Türküsü (lots of videos of that) but it must have been done in many languages. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: NARROW BOATS TO TOW (Barry Goodman) From: FreddyHeadey Date: 17 Oct 18 - 07:22 AM NARROW BOATS TO TOW © Barry Goodman 2008 A dark and dismal morning in the middle of October, Another day of toil in the bitter cold and rain. Sixty tons of coal in the narrow boats behind me As I start along the towpath once again. Fetched from out the stables before the dawn was breaking, Harnessed, fed and watered with the stars still in the sky; Starting on the working day before the world is waking With thirty miles to travel by and by. Chorus: I could have pulled a haywain, I could have pulled a hearse, I could have pulled a brewer’s dray to quench the people’s thirst, I could have pulled an omnibus, I might have pulled a plough, But I’m a boathorse and I’ve narrow boats to tow. Across the hedges, fields are shining silver in the sunlight, And horses work in teams to plough the furrows straight and true; Steaming through the shadows of a chilly winter’s morning, Working horses with a long day’s graft to do. The milk-float makes its daily rounds like clockwork every morning, The carter carries cargoes from the village to the town; On every cart and carriage there’s a horse to do the pulling: It’s the horse that makes this busy world go round. And as I walk the towpath on a glowing April morning, The brasses on my harness flashing brightly in the sun, I think about those horses who by fortune’s fickle calling Are taken far away to pull a gun. They fought against Napoleon, then went to the Crimea, Where men and horses fought and died for honour and for gain, Many were the Percherons that suffered in the carnage, And never saw the April sun again. In summer it’s the children who are quick to walk beside me, To guide me on a towpath that I know so very well. Each lock and bridge and aqueduct, each tunnel, lift and stable Is a chapter in the story I can tell. And when the towrope slackens and I know the day is ending, In stables warm and cosy I can rest and ease the pain; The boatman knows to treat me well, for first thing in the morning I will start along the towpath once again. http://www.waterwaysongs.co.uk/narrowboats_to_tow.htm |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: John C. Bunnell Date: 18 Oct 18 - 02:09 AM Midwestern folksinger Michael "Moonwulf" Longcor has a song called "Tribes of the Draft" that I've always been particularly fond of: "We are the tribes of the working draft, Farm and freighter and mine: Perch and Belgian and Clyde and Punch Pull for the honor of our kind." |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,buspassed Date: 20 Oct 18 - 02:20 PM Anybody mentioned 'Robin Straggan's Old Grey Mare' sung by the late Terry Conway? |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: peteglasgow Date: 20 Oct 18 - 02:48 PM bonnie prince billy has a great song = 'horses' lovely video too if anyone could be bothered to supply the link |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE LAST CLYDESDALES (Archie Webster) From: Tattie Bogle Date: 20 Oct 18 - 06:04 PM Can't see "The Last Clydesdales" by Archie Webster on this thread, though I know it has been discussed on another a while back. Anyway, here it is again: sung by Archie Fisher among others. THE LAST CLYDESDALES composed by a Fife horseman Archie Webster around 1950 Noo come aa ye young plooboys an 'list tae ma tale, Wha sit roon the table aa drinkin your ale; I'll tak ye aa back tae yon far distant day, When I drove the last Clydesdales tae work on Denbrae. There were twa bonnie blacks wi white faces an feet, In the hale country roun they could never be beat, Ye'd tae look roun gey far 'tween the Forth and the Tay, Tae match ma twa Clydesdales, the pride o Denbrae. They were matchless in power in the cairt, binder or ploo, Ma voice and ma hands on the reins they well knew; There wis niver a thocht in their minds but obey, Ma twa gallant Clydesdales, the pride o Denbrae. But the time it wears on and the winters grow cauld, And horses like men can dae nocht but grow auld; But I mind on them still though it were yesterday, When I drove the last Clydesdales that worked on Denbrae. So come aa ye young plooboys an 'list tae ma tale, Wha sit roon the table aa drinkin your ale; I'll tak ye aa back tae yon far distant day, When I drove the last Clydesdales tae work on Denbrae. |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Tattie Bogle Date: 20 Oct 18 - 06:29 PM Copied over from the 2010 thread, a link to the lyrics of all the songs on the "Gentle Giants" CD - a real feast of horse songs! Gentle Giants - lyrics - all |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Steve Shaw Date: 20 Oct 18 - 07:57 PM Ahem. Knock knock. Who's there? M A B it's a big horse. M A B it's a big horse who? (sings) "Emaybe it's a bigause I'm a Londoner..." I'll get me coat... |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: FreddyHeadey Date: 21 Oct 18 - 07:00 AM ^^^^^ From: peteaberdeen - PM Date: 20 Oct 18 - 02:48 PM bonnie prince billy has a great song = 'horses' https://youtu.be/cYXP95Z_SjU?t=36s |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,Len Kennington Date: 07 Apr 21 - 08:38 AM Anyone recognise this? It's early in the morning, we to the stable go The horses look to welcome us, for very well they know, That we're the lads that bring them corn, …...... there and see that their coats are curry combed and bonnie maines are rare doesn't sseem to figure in any of the pevious comments This may be a Scottish stableboys song |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: GUEST,M Dixon Date: 07 Apr 21 - 11:10 AM I may be the only person currently playing this song. It's a tune from Western Prince Edward Island written by Larry Gorman in the 1860s-70s. It's called "The Horse's Confession." The story is that Larry's brother purchased an older horse and Larry thought the horse was being over-worked and misused. Gorman wrote the tune in the voice of the horse as he details his story and complaints. Here's a version I recorded with the lyrics transcribed onscreen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H13qcZRPfpo |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Howard Jones Date: 08 Apr 21 - 03:30 AM The young Anglo-Hungarian musician Rakoczy has made a rather splendid debut album, "Frontrunner", themed entirely around horses and their place in British folklore. Rakoczy, "Frontrunner" on Bandcamp Well worth a listen. |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Acorn4 Date: 08 Apr 21 - 04:01 AM Bit outdated now but:- Eridge Valley Cowboy |
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Subject: RE: Songs about Horses From: Gordon Jackson Date: 08 Apr 21 - 04:29 AM No one mentioned Richard Thompson's other horsey song: Both Ends Burning. |
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