Words you may not find in Folk songs

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Splott Man
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 03:46 AM

"Defenestrate" is the opening word of a song by The Mothers of Invention on the We're Only In It For The Money album.


"Up to his Oxters in the green fields of France..." from an Irish parody that I occasionally sing.

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: pavane
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 03:55 AM

The 'Defenestration' is an episode in Dutch history, I understand

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: pavane
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 04:00 AM

From Wikipedia, just in case you didn't want to know. But there were many other defenestrations throughout Europe. Seems that throwing your opponents out of a high window was quite common.

In 1378 the crafts and their leader Wouter van der Leyden occupied the Leuven city hall. They took over the Leuven government. Most of the patricians left the city and fled to Aarschot. After negotiations between the parties, they agreed to share the government. The patricians did not accept this easily, as they lost their absolute power. Trying to turn the tide, they had Wouter van der Leyden assassinated in Brussels. The crafts wanted revenge. They handed over the patrician to a furious crowd. The crowd stormed the city hall and threw the patricians out of the window. At least 15 patricians were killed during this defenestration of Leuven.

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 04:25 AM

It's Biblical too.. there's a bloke gets defenestrated whilst listening to a prophet/apostle preaching in an upper room.   The prophet/apostle revives him and he becomes a believer.

There have been many times when I've wished for an open window nearby that I could purposely hurl myself out of during a certain priest's long and turgid ramblings. He was the same priest who threw me out of church on a Saturday afternoon because 'the House of God is no place for laughter'.... it was a relief to go!

How about Solipsism? Many singer/songwriters are solipsists but I bet not many have worked the word into their songs.


LTS

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 11:18 AM

Liz the Squeak

in my song about Wednesbury (the dead centre of civilisation - the very dead centre) I use the work kak. Now a song of mine may not qualify as Folk see cresby.com - songs
But the tune is Galway Bay so maybe I can sneak in under the wire.

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: GUEST,highlandman at work
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 01:03 PM

Good one, lts --
but solipsism by definition is not something the existence of which those afflicted with it would be aware.
-Glenn

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Gurney
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 06:27 PM

Liz, I have an idea that Khaki is an Urdu word (some indian-continent language, anyway) for the colour itself. "The colour of the plains of India" is in my mind.

I'll agree with your definition, though.

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 06:53 PM

They had three defenestrations in Prague - in 1419, 1618 and 1948.

I don't remember any songs including "cruciverbalist".

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Banjovey
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 07:44 PM

Has anyone, apart from myself, written a song which includes the word 'chiropodist'?

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Artful Codger
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 08:29 PM

I could have sworn I heard "Floccinaucinihilipilification" just after "Hinky dinky" in some song, but it might just have been the beer talking... ;-}

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Midchuck
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 09:49 PM

30.Runcible as used in Edward Lear's poem The Owl and the Pussycat

Which is of course a very good song.
And, as of last Wednesday, a weapon.

Peter

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 12:52 PM

I know a prominent chiropodist in central California who would be delighted to know how this professional appellation was used in a song. Of course, if you included podiatrist and orthopedist, you might accomplish a trifecta.

Subject: RE: Words you may not find in Folk songs
From: Jayto
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 01:32 PM

Carytide - with the exception of Carytide and Easy by Son Volt because that is not folk that is rock or folk/rock. Give me an example :)