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Thread #80968   Message #2290927
Posted By: Colin Randall
17-Mar-08 - 04:46 PM
Thread Name: Chords: Song of the Old Communist (Leon Rosselson)
Subject: RE: Chords: Song of the Old Communist (Leon Rossel
There are so many outstanding Leon Rosselson songs that you could go on for ever. Sometimes I think he cannot sing for toffee, but all of the time I feel his voice, with that special quizzical quality and the irony, is spot on for the songs. That probably explains why I didn't care as much for the compilation he produced of his songs by other artists (Rosselsongs?) as I do his own performances

The World Turned Upside Down, The Neighbour's Cat, Wo Sind Die Elefanten, several of the songs on his new album, A Proper State
...as I say the list goes on

But My Father's Jewish World is the one I appreciate most
after The Song of the Old Communist, which was the first item that saran to mind - inspired by this thread - as I drew up a Desert Island style collection of 10 political songs. The set is listed at this Salut! Live link