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02 Sep 99 - 04:35 PM (#110844) Subject: Song Catagories From: MMario Years ago I was told by someone that there are only four basic subjects for songs.... Love/Sex/Women Death and Dying The Sea Drinking And challanged me to come up with a song that had all four themes.... I never have been able to come up with one that I felt actually had all four themes present.... Can anyone? MMario |
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02 Sep 99 - 04:46 PM (#110847) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: Wolfgang Carrickfergus would be my choice. It has the ocean to swim, the love, the death and the drinking. Wolfgang |
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02 Sep 99 - 05:05 PM (#110849) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: Jeri Young Sailor Cut Down in His Prime - but the drinking is sort of only implied. |
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02 Sep 99 - 05:57 PM (#110861) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: Lonesome EJ Even better, this contains all four themes in one verse (from Johnny Riggins )
Johnny Riggins love the waitress at the Spy Inn
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02 Sep 99 - 08:28 PM (#110906) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: gaff Generally speaking, dying is just what women are likely to do if they make a habit of drinking from the sea Most 70 or 80 verse ballads manage to fit all four in several times each in the first couple of hours or so and "Sir Patrick Spens" crams 'em in within about 20 minutes - in fact the King is so rat-assed on blude-red wine by the end of line 2 that he's already making plans to widow the wives of the best sailors to sail the sea! |
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02 Sep 99 - 11:20 PM (#110948) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: DonMeixner Most songs that we sing as folk songs can be found in families of songs. The Trooper and The Maid family, The Broken Token family, Art T. has a delightful offsping in this ilk. The Bold Sailor, Trooper, Cowboy, Tailor family. The Lovers family. There must be many others but this is all I can think of after a day at the New York State Fair. Songs that generally tell a story, collect and dispense history, express love or hate, expose a wrong or make us laugh can be found in these families. Anyone care to add to the list. Don |
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03 Sep 99 - 03:59 PM (#111172) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: Doctor John Listen to the complete works of Nic Jones and you'll find an awful lot of death by drowning from the deep blue sea to the water butt in the back yard. Dr John |
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03 Sep 99 - 04:12 PM (#111174) Subject: RE: BS: Song Catagories From: teller About the the most succinct song that i can think of that contains ALL the pre-requisites is Fiddlers Green.Teller |