Re: A question...

[northcot@med.unc.edu (Robert W. Northcott)]

In article <9305171631.AA05270@sol.math.tau.ac.il> goldberg@math.tau.ac.il writes:
>Hi all!
>
>Naama Avramzon asked me to mail a question for her, so here it is:
>She heard 30 seconds of a song on the radio, and she wants to get some details
>on it. She thinks that the name of the song is "Waltzing Matilda", and she
>thinks it is a well known song (at least, she heard it before...). The thing
>that was special about the song is that it was performed *a capella* (typo?),
>and she liked it a lot. So, she would like to know who performs this song
>a capella, and on which record she can find this song performed like this.
>
>Any ideas?
>				
>						Uri Goldberg
>
Based on your description my guess would be that you are talking about
"The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by the Pogues, one of the saddest songs
ever written, and sung acapaella by Shane McGowan.  "Waltzing Matilda"
(You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me) is a separate song entirely and
is the song that is referred to as being played by the band in the Pogues
song.  I think it is on "Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash" but I am not sure.