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From: Richard Hoy <rhoy@patboog.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 22:14:22 +0100
Subject: hey........
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On Fri, 20 Jun 1997 at 10:39:42, katya <katya@clear.net.nz> wrote >hi > I've just watched/listened to Hammersmith again - and I'm touched by ' >Oh >England, My Lionheart' once again. But, I am confused again by the word >'wassailing', and why it is the only song in the CD booklet to have the >lyrics handwritten? Does anyone know the deeper meanings of this song - it >is a personal fave of mine. > > Katya I didn't think this was any deeper than a dying soldier thinking of home. Of course, I could be wrong... Wassailing is drinking at Christmastime, so I think it's just another reference to a memory of home. I always hold a tear back when I see the end of the video when she waves, smiles and jumps about. For the poll, I'm 27, and have liked kate since 1978 when I was 8. -- Richard Hoy writing from the attic.