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Songs for the soon to be executed
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- Author: robot fighter
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- Filed under: music. list, songs, Terence Dackombe
1. Gallows Pole – Page & Plant
Percy Plant offers the hangman his brother’s silver & the errr... charms of his sister, but still ends the day a-swinging.
2. Firing Squad – Penetration
Pauline Murray pleads guilty to a thousand crimes. This song isn’t one of them.
3. Hanging Song – Fairport Convention
“Wake up John, it’s time to go” Oh bugger. I was hoping for a lie-in.
4. Gary Gilmore’s Eyes – Adverts
Five policemen formed the firing party for US murderer, who subsequently had no further use for his eyes.
5. Dead Man Walking – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Even Mary CC’s sweet voice can’t convince Sean Penn to renounce his crime ridden past.
6. Green, Green Grass Of Home – Flying Burrito Brothers
Gram Parsons wakes up to find it was all a dream, just a dream.
7. The Mercy Seat – Johnny Cash
The Man in Black says “I didn’t do it, oh ok then, maybe I did.”
8. The Hangman’s Knee – Jeff Beck
Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, & Nicky Hopkins’ perky piano show devil may care attitude to the hangman’s noose.
9. Hangman Hang My Shell On A Tree – Spooky Tooth
Late 60s supergroup attempt to confuse executioner by requesting he takes good care of their respective shells.
10. Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
Lady Day’s moving view of the American South’s propensity to lynch black people little more than a lifetime ago.
Terence Dackombe 2009
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