Quote from: d_Guy on 17 February 2021, 05:04:12 PM
Sharing whose voice was singing it in your head would tell us much about you, Kitty.

The Animals. But this just reflects that it was a listening exercise in a textbook the school uses.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 18 February 2021, 01:22:30 AM
The Animals. But this just reflects that it was a listening exercise in a textbook the school uses.

The famous version but your introduction to it is interesting (and unexpected).

Woodie Guthrie, since I'm a Hillbilly.

The book is UK-produced. They are very reluctant to admit the existence of America as a region of note in the English-speaking world (except for the inevitable listening exercise featuring an idiot with a California accent getting lost in London). Aussies - about as rare. Indians - never. Africans - never.

I've just listened to Joan Baez singing it. Not a fan, myself, but she has a good voice for a ballad like that.

Quote from: ianrs54 on 16 February 2021, 10:00:01 AM
Writ 1880 after the Zulu war

Pedantry ain't what it used to be  -

There are many versions of Men of Harlech - one at least written in 1830 - slightly before the Zulu War and the music was first written down in 1794. (but words and music are probably a much older folk song).)

Doh! Missed page 2.
Sorry

Quote from: Gwydion on 18 February 2021, 09:53:55 PM
Doh! Missed page 2.
Sorry

No worries, mate. Most of us here (and every other forum on any subject) suffer from advanced Pendanitis. I myself am martyr to it. In fact thinking I can offer absolution is one of the 427 known signs of the condition.

Like your screen name btw.

Quote from: d_Guy on 19 February 2021, 03:39:19 AM
Most of us here (and every other forum on any subject) suffer from advanced Pendanitis.

[pedant] Shouldn't that be pedantitis? [/pedant]

Quote from: Ithoriel on 19 February 2021, 04:02:10 AM
[pedant] Shouldn't that be pedantitis? [/pedant]

I s'pose it depens on whether you could only get into Oxford, so got a inferor ejucayshun.

Gentlemen - you need to hear the diphthongs and skipped consonants to fully appreciate the word.
You are speaking of the University of Mississippi at Oxford? I muhtrcoolae'd at'ah eqwvant but faeld to take a doo-gree.

Quote from: d_Guy on 19 February 2021, 03:24:25 PM
Gentlemen - you need to hear the diphthongs and skipped consonants to fully appreciate the word.
You are speaking of the University of Mississippi at Oxford? I muhtrcoolae'd at'ah eqwvant but faeld to take a doo-gree.

That poor, harmless infinitive. You've been boldly watching Startrek!

To decisively split an infinitive is to colo(u)rfully give scope to language. 

not sure how to accurately diagram the above.

But sometimes, just sometimes, the split is just too terrible. Today, on the BBC news, a reporter spoke of the need 'to totally vaccinate the population'.  Arggggh! Preserve us from these partial vaccinations!

Yeah! Like totally!

 

I like the Drinkers version. Verse 2 starts

"Disorders that are metabolic,
Ceilings that are parabolic,
These are for the alcoholic,
Laying on the floor."