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5 days ago · The ballad, usually called The Unquiet Grave, concerns a person who feels bound to sit and mourn by his (sometimes, her) lover’s grave for a period of time. In nearly all versions, the corpse complains of being disturbed, illustrating the ancient belief that excessive grief interferes with the peace of the dead.
2 days ago · It was King James I (1603 - 1625) who commissioned formal gardens to be built on the land and introduced a menagerie (which consisted of two crocodiles) and an aviary; the road bordering the south of the park is still called Birdcage Walk. The park faced some dreary years under Cromwell, however upon Charles II’s ascension the aviary was ...
5 days ago · This clever song is a brilliant take on the murder ballad tradition, replacing the figure of the spurned and murdered lover with the mythical figure of John Barleycorn. John is brutally murdered and reborn as delicious beer.
5 days ago · St. James's Park is replete with historical associations, not the least interesting of which is the fact of Charles I. having passed through it on foot on the morning of his execution, from his bedchamber in St. James's Palace to the scaffold at Whitehall.
3 days ago · Finnegans Wake is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is known for its allusive and experimental style and its reputation as one of the most difficult works in literature. In 1924, it began to appear in installments under the title "fragments from Work in Progress ". The final title was only revealed when the book was published on 4 May 1939.
5 days ago · Mick [Ryan] brought this version to the band and his singing carries the tune. The unusual arrangement foregrounds the harmony melody sung by James [Patterson]. Duncan Williamson sang The Factory Girl to John Howson at home in Fife, very probably in August 1991.
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4 days ago · List of anti-war songs. Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others satirize war. Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole. Many of these songs ...
