Cumartesi 17 Şub 2007, 20:41
A more permanent list (not one that just sticks in my head) of folk songs that have connections to other songs, either in melodic structure or lyric structure. In constant progress!
The bolded, heading songs are in order of when I discover their connections. Songs below each header song are presented in an organised, chronological (dated) order of the supposed connection (e.g. a 1928 song would come before a 1966 song). The comments below the post present some more indepth discussion! :)
Legend:
* Bold = "original"/earliest version of song I know
* Below bold = song connected to the "original"
* Next to song = type of connection between songs (lyrics/theme/melody/same)
* Italicised text = user at last.fm who has contributed. :)
1962: Lemon Tree
1964: Across The Hills (melody)
1957: Wagoner's Lad
1951 (weak connection): On Top Of Old Smoky (lyrics: a thief will just rob you)
1963: Pretty Mary IamFlood (lyrics)
1965: Farewell Angelina (melody)
1967: Lady Came From Baltimore IamFlood (theme: poverty of lovers)
Trad: Nottamun Town / 1950s: Nottamun Town (info)
1963: Masters of War (melody)
1957: The Patriot Game
1960s: The Patriot Game (same)
1951 (weak connection): On Top Of Old Smoky (melody)
1963/4: With God On Our Side Robo2448 (melody)
Trad: Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies
1951 (weak connection): On Top Of Old Smoky (theme: warning young maidens)
1963: Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens (same)
1963: Tiny Sparrow IamFlood (same)
1977: The Silky Veils Of Ardor (lyrics)
Trad: Stewball
Ranger's Command (melody)
1940s: Mean Talking Blues
1940: Talking Dust Bowl Blues gnatware (melody)
1958: East Texas Talking Blues IamFlood (melody)
1963: Talkin' World War III Blues (melody)
1965: Talking Birmingham Ham (melody)
Trad: The Chimes of Trinity
1964: Chimes of Freedom TreeWithRoots (lyrics/melody/theme)
1960: (Paul Clayton) Who's Goin' Buy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?
1962/3: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright TreeWithRoots (lyrics/melody)
1941: 1913 Massacre
Song to WoodyTreeWithRoots (melody)
(Child Ballad) Lord Franklin
1961/2: Bob Dylan's Dream TreeWithRoots (lyrics/melody/theme: dreams)
1940s/50s: Yellow Women's Doorbells
1959?: I Got Stripes TreeWithRoots (melody)
Jarama Valley
Red River Valley (lyrics/melody)
1958: That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine (melody)
Johnson And Turner Blues
1979: Gonna Change My Way of Thinking (theme/lyrics/
"gonna change my way of living/thinking")
Trad: Froggie Went A-Courtin'
1967: Apple Suckling Tree TreeWithRoots (melody)
1967: Yea! Heavy And A Bottle of Bread
1967: The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest (melody/some lyrics)
1963: Pretty Peggy-O
1962: Fennario (melody/lyrics)
1964: Mr. Moonlight
1965: Wild Mountain Thyme (melody - guitar)
Trad: Battle Hymn of the Republic
1957/earlier: John Brown's Body (melody)
1957/earlier: Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep
1960/earlier: All My Trials (lyrics/3 chains and pages, for freedom)
1962: Gospel Plow (lyrics/3 links and chains for freedom)
1969: When You Awake (lyrics/I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood.)
Trad/1956: Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
1962: Gospel Plow (lyrics/"hold on"; theme)
Trad: Cocaine Blues
1962: Come Back Baby (melody)
Farmer-Labor Train
Wabash Cannonball (melody/lyrics)
John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
Tom Joad - Part 1 (melody)
Tom Joad - Part 2 (melody)
Midnight Special
The Tijuana Jail (melody, theme)
Lonesome Valley
Join The Farmer's Union (melody, theme)
Reverend Mr. Black (melody, theme)
The Leaving of Liverpool (same as Nigel Denver version)
Farewell (melody, lyrics, theme)
The Last Thing On My Mind (melody, lyrics, theme)
Down On Penny's Farm
Hard Times in New York Town (lyrics/theme/melody)
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Caledonia's Party jerdacuttupman (melody)
Junko Partner
Will The Circle Be Unbroken? jerdacuttupman (melody)
Viola Lee's Blues jerdacuttupman (lyrics/theme)
Caledonia's Party jerdacuttupman (lyrics/theme)
Trad/1790s: The Unfortunate Rake
Trad/1830s: The Newry Highwayman jerdacuttupman (lyrics/theme)
Trad/1890s: St. James Infirmary jerdacuttupman (lyrics/theme)
Trad/1890s: The Streets of Laredo (theme/lyrics/melody)
Trad: Ol' Roison the Beau jerdacuttupman (lyrics/theme)
Trad/1800s: Tramps and Hawkers / Paddy West / Tall Men Riding / Young Man From Canada
1881: The Ballad of Peter Emberly TreeWithRoots (melody/theme)
1962: The Ballad of Donald White TreeWithRoots (melody/lyrics/theme)
1967: I Pity The Poor Immigrant TreeWithRoots (melody/theme)
1927-32: Jamestown Exhibition
1962?: Coffee Blues (melody)
1927: My Name is John Johanna
Trad/1965 version: Buffalo Skinners (melody) the Jim Kweskin version. NOT Seeger or Guthrie's. a.k.a. "On the Trail of the Buffalo" or "the Hills of Mexico"
1992: Canadee-i-o (very vague thematic and lyrical link between Buffalo Skinners & Captain Kennedy, but keep in mind the connection between Captain Kennedy and My Name is John Johanna
1980: Captain Kennedy (lyrics/theme and melody to My Name is John Johanna)
Suggestions are more than welcome. <3 Also, check out this Folk Music library.