[78-L] You never answered Chris Zwarg's question

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Sat Jan 24 11:21:37 PST 2009


Bud Black wrote:
> Okay, then, how about these lyrics?
> 
> From, "Who Threw the overalls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder.
> 
> "It's an Irish trick, that's true,
> I can lick the Mick that threw....."
> 
>>From "When Tony Goes Over The Top" - by Billy Murray
> 
> "When Tony Goes over the top,
> Keep your eyes on that fightin' wop..."
> 
> Want some more?  Think blacks were the only ones "denigrated" in the early
> days of recorded music.?
> 
> And as for Stephen Foster and Al Jolson not being relevant anymore, may I
> add (for the vast majority) neither are 78 rpm records.  So, what the hell
> are we doing here?
> 
> Bud 
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      Julian Vein




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