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From: david@varian.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music,net.records
Subject: Titanic help wanted
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Date: Thu, 13-Oct-83 19:37:09 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 13 19:37:09 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Oct-83 06:49:59 EDT
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I'm trying to find out information about a song about the Titanic
(not the usual one that everyone knows "it was sad oh it was sad...").
The version that I'm thinking of has a frequent refrain:
	fare you well Titanic fare you well

I seem to connect it with Leadbelly somehow, but I'm not sure. 
But I am also interested in finding out about a recording of it that I heard
once (on the Dr. Demento show) that was recorded in the 60's or early
70's and contains a long story in connection with the song, something
similar to the way Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant is done. (the whole
thing last for 20 minutes or so).

If this strikes a bell for anyone, I would appreciate hearing from you:
either confirming my suspicion that the version of the song was originally
Leadbelly's, or any information regarding the song/story recording (who
did it, label, whether it's still in print, etc.).
Thanks in advance.

	David Brown
	Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr.  Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598
	(415) 945-2199
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