Lyr Req: Men of Harlech & World Turn'd Upside Down

Subject: Lyr Req: Query
From: nobody6177
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 04:06 PM

Greeting, gentle folk. I am on a quest. I am seeking the lyrics (and hopefully sheet music) for "Men of Harlock" and "The World Turn'd Upside Down", the latter as played at the Surrender of Yorktowne. A recording would be ideal, but I will take what is available. Please reply via e-mail: [e-mail] I thank you.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 04:24 PM

Men of Harlech
Men of Harlech, Stop your dreaming
World Turned 1
World 2
World 3
All have MIDI files at the bottom of each page.

E mail sent.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query
From:
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 04:59 PM

Why not use the Mudcat references as well?

Men of Harlech - 1 (DT)
Men of Harlech (Stop Your Dreaming) - 2 (DT)
Men of Harlech - 1 (Forum)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query-Men of Harlock-WorldUpside-Answered
From: Mr Happy
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 10:02 PM

don't kno Men of Harlock- how does it go?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query-Men of Harlock-WorldUpside-Answered
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 10:09 PM

What I sent him was the Other Digital Tradition sites...sheet music and MIDI files. He replied by e mail.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query-Men of Harlock-WorldUpside-Answ
From: GUEST,SCAdian40
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 03:02 PM

look at the black book of locksley (though the atual original book was shut down by the proprietor to avoid having problems with copyrights as he could not get every person responsible for every song he had captured in every variant he still posts the songs he was responsible for and many traditional songs like men of harlock. just enter "black book of locksley" into google and you will see a site for joseph of locksley's website.

SCAdian40

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query-Men of Harlock-WorldUpside-Answered
From: Lighter
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 05:28 PM

My understanding is that the idea that the British played "The World Turned Upside Down" at the surrender was first asserted about sixty years later by an American who had not been present.

It does seem a bit unlikely that the British would MAKE FUN OF THEMSELVES by playing the tune with that name at such a moment.

Makes a great story, though.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query-Men of Harlock-WorldUpside-Answered
From: Lighter
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 05:32 PM

In fact, you can read all about it here:

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2298/is_2_16/ai_53552767/print

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Query-Men of Harlock-WorldUpside-Answered
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 08:05 AM

Whether it's true or not, it doesn't seem the least unlikely to me, lighter.