‘Out In The Fields’ is a song by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott about the Troubles, aka the Northern Ireland conflict.
Moore said in an interview that despite the music video, the song isn’t just about the Northern Ireland conflict, but it is “a general anti-war song”.
and a metal (hard rock?) cover by Powerwolf:
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I’ll Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down
i don’t know the artist, it’s from an Alan Lomax recording. Remastered obviously.
That sounds a lot like this, which is a prison work crew at Parchman Farm:
And this apparently Lomax, too.
Alan Lomax needs a whole post, or series of posts. The good, bad, and ugly.
Good stuff.
Foreign Fields
Smart Remarks
nice track and new to me!
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Strawberry Fields Forever
Hmmm, I went in direction of the troubles with the Pogues:
nice tune ellie. I love shane’s voice
Brian Eno and Harold Budd – Among Fields of Crystal
Willie and Laura Mae Jones by Tony Joe White:
…and a cover by Waylon Jennings:
both were great. this is shaping up like an excellent DUAN!
Sting – Fields of Gold
I was never much of a fan of Sting’s solo work, but I loved this album.
Oh, yeah: power’s back! It was out for about 22 hours, but that’s why God made generators.
Keali’i Reichel did a great version of this
this keeps getting better and better!
Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone) – Johnny Cash
I love the man in black! here’s another great song by him:
Johnny Cash – She Used To Love Me A Lot
Good one! Johnny Cash is one of those for me that the more you listen, the more you reveal.
Two from Nanci Griffith…
she has such a sweet voice. here’s another:
Stiff Little Fingers
Man, I listened to that album so many times as a teenager.
thanks to all for the posts. this was a wonderful DUAN! 🙂