Archive for 'Folk'
Marxist Dia…tonic?
A piece of trivia: The Doors used it on Alabama Song… and the Fleet Foxes use it on their new album.
Posted: February 22nd, 2011 under Folk, Music.
Comments: 3
RIP Mary Travers
Dead at 72. Peter, Paul and Mary records were in heavy rotation at my house while I was growing up, and I’ve always loved this song especially: Enjoy the irony of the song (the original version of which was written by ex-Communist Pete Seeger) being sung at a tribute to rightwing Republican Congressman Tom (“The [...]
Posted: September 17th, 2009 under Folk.
Comments: 2
D-Day Dodgers
Denis Healey was on Desert Island Discs last Sunday, speaking about his wartime experiences in the Italian campaign and mentioning the song D-Day Dodgers. The tune is Lilli Marlene, and he said he couldn’t remember who wrote the words. A description of the Italian and Mediterranean Campaigns of World War II:- Napoleon once said that the only way [...]
Posted: June 18th, 2009 under Folk, Uncategorized.
Comments: 18