A Music Thread

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Steeleye Span and a visually challenged female:

Alison Gross that lives in yon tower
The ugliest witch in the North Country
Has trysted me one day up to her bower
And many a fair speech she made to me
She stroked my head and she combed my hair
She set me down softly on her knee
Saying if you will be my lover so true
So many good things I would give to you
Away, away, you ugly witch
Go far away and let me be
I never will be your lover so true
And wish I were out of your communy
Chorus:
Alison Gross she must be
The ugliest witch in the North Country
Alison Gross she must be
The ugliest witch in the North Country
She showed me a mantle of red scarlet
With golden flowers and fringes fine
Saying if you will be my lover so true
This goodly gift it shall be thine
She showed me a shirt of the softest silk

Well wrought with pearls abound the band
Saying if you will be my lover so true
This goodly gift you shall command
Chorus
She showed me a cup of the good red gold
Well set with jewels so fair to see
Saying if you will be my lover so true
This goodly gift I will give to thee
Away, away, you ugly witch
Go far away and let me be
I never would kiss your ugly mouth
For all of the gifts that you could give
Chorus
She turned her right and round about
And thrice she blew on a grass-green horn
She swore by the moon and the stars of above
That she'd make me rue the day I was born
The out she has taken a silver wand
She's turned her three times round and round
She muttered such words till my
strength it did fail
And she's turned me into an ugly worm
Chorus

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Jethro Tull walking backwards, temporally...

Billie Davis also does a rather fine version...

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Judy Dyble goes psych:

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I used to work with someone who went to school with Kate Bush. And someone who was at school with Brian Eno. Small world.

Her Irish roots are showing:

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If you have to go, you could go like this...

the Fairports go French:

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The smoother the Irish. Take a ferry, or a Ferry to Carrickfergus:

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Perhaps to bump into Madame George...

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I have no idea what a photo of a burnt out Coventry Cathedral has to do with the song... but I'm from there, spookily enough.

Mr Bowie does acoustic and melancholy (rather well, too)...

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Davy Graham and Shirley Collins, from another expensive album; an excellent song, also given a cracking cover by Nina Simone:

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The great Bert Jansch:

'Anji/Angie' :

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[Addled Platypus]

never seen -- pretty entertaining, need to get some headphones to really enjoy

Kate Bush....I can never get enough of her

keep em coming