InevitableSwing [none/use name] to askchapo • 11 days agoAre you inspired? Can you write one?imagemessage-square16 fedilinkarrow-up1125file-text
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minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear25·11 days agoThe foundation of any good shanty is stealing the tune and half hte lyrics from another shanty link
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear13·11 days agoI think I once heard Utah Phillips describe the IWW songwriting process as something to the effect of stealing the hymn tunes 'cause they're pretty and changing the lyrics so they made more sense. link
The foundation of any good shanty is stealing the tune and half hte lyrics from another shanty
I think I once heard Utah Phillips describe the IWW songwriting process as something to the effect of stealing the hymn tunes 'cause they're pretty and changing the lyrics so they made more sense.