tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33222087.post6395953303516076375..comments2023-11-05T09:11:50.950+00:00Comments on Malcolm Redfellow's Home Service: Malcolm Redfellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11907427518823910875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33222087.post-24512662196662025592009-01-31T00:29:00.000+00:002009-01-31T00:29:00.000+00:00I reckon that must be the all-purpose love song. I...I reckon that must be the all-purpose love song. It works in almost any genre.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I hanker for the original MacColl version. It's been done to death over (what?) half-a-century, rippling out from the smokiest, pub-back-room English folk club -- and still it works, has value and catches you by the throat.<BR/><BR/>That, in my count, is the mark of a great song. And, above all, it's the kind of "traditional" ballad that MacColl could carve afresh out of almost anything.Malcolm Redfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907427518823910875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33222087.post-24934128502314859302009-01-31T00:17:00.000+00:002009-01-31T00:17:00.000+00:00Must admit that I was always moved by Johnny Cash'...Must admit that I was always moved by Johnny Cash's rendition of, "The First Time I Saw Your Face" (Though I would say that wouldn't I). I'm sure that from a purely musical stand point it was probably inferior to other recordings but when one thinks of the love between him and June one can't help but be moved. As with other covers that he did on American (though many others do fall short) his very lack of nuance add something that more refined original versions lack.yourcousinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734380865417454796noreply@blogger.com