linmag wrote: I loved the lines
"A leg at every corner, balancing his head,
And a tail to let you know which end he wanted to be fed"
also the one about being "temporarily lazy and permanently tired"
True poetry

Greetings all music lovers~
Hi Linmag~
I couldn't help thinking of Pam Ayres in reference to funny poetry; anyone else familiar? One of your best British poets of recent times. Also like "Danny Boy", sung by the right singer. I suspect people have been turned off it over time due to the awful 'butchering' it has received by every drunken (or not) 'Tom, Dick and Harry' who thought they could sing it.
Rock Rose~
I like Irish music; especially Clannad, The Corrs , Enya. Love some Scottish too (my dad being one). "A Scottish Soldier" is a particular favourite; something about the yearning for those "green hills of home" touches the heart.
Paula~
Did you know Dory Previn wrote a song about the experience of having her husband swiped by Mia? I can't quite remember the title but it was something like: "Beware of young girls with daisies, who come to the door." I'm not sure if this was before or after Dory's 'breakdown' (when she produced her most profound work).
Regarding Jazz: didn't it 'die' with Benny Goodman.... or was it with Louis Armstrong? (Benny Goodman's "Concerto for 4 Strings and a Clarinet" is sublime)
I know most have heard of Bob Marley, but does anyone know Peter Tosh? He does a song called (I think) "Do You Remember Moses?"
An extremely gifted singer/songwriter I can recommend to Cohenites is the Australian, Jeannie Lewis : the album "Freefall Through Featherless Flight" is worth discovering.
with Love to all,
Makera
PS We used to get the Val Doonigan Show in Oz, many years ago, I remember he was very entertaining; with a lovely voice. (I must have been about 12!

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