Folk song
Folk song noun - A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture.
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- The CD single of "Just Look At Me Now" ends with an unidentified men's choir singing the entirety of Welsh folk song 'On Ilkley Moor Baht'at'.
Source: Hidden Track - Pete Seeger often sings his popular fairy-tale folk song to kids at concerts, but it's a crapshoot whether or not he'll remember to replace the single "damn" in the song with "darn." When he doesn't, it's pretty BLAM-y for a kiddie song.
Source: BLAM / Music -
The somber mandolin led folk song "Losing My Religion" was the first single, followed up by the upbeat pop-rock song with string interludes and guest vocals from Kate Pierson "Shiny Happy People", then "Radio Song", a funk influenced song which featured a rap.
Source: Music / R.E.M.
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