• Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    11 days ago

    The foundation of any good shanty is stealing the tune and half hte lyrics from another shanty

    • buckykat [none/use name]
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      11 days ago

      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.