Originally Posted by Ray E. Strode
Humm,
The Battle of New Orleans. Written by Jimmy Driftwood and popularized by Johnny Horton. I will leave it to others to decide if it glorifies Guns and Murder. To me it is more of a Folk/Patriotic song. You can hear it on YouTube.

Delia's Gone. Never heard that one. Who put it out?

For those of you that have your ears uncovered, Redd Fox put out an Album, YOU GOTTA WASH YOUR ASS. I see it in some catalogs I receive from time to time. Other racey stuff is listed from time to time also, from way back there.



Well, probably like most other songs of its ilk, whether or not you think it glorifies violence depends on your politics and loyalties. Songs that celebrate victories in battle may be perceived as patriotic by one side but could seem hateful to the other side, or indeed to the neutral.

Rather like 'Christian Soldiers'. If you share its theology, then you might love the song. If you came from a Muslim culture, however, then you might associate it with the rape and pillage of the Crusades.

'Delia's Gone', which is about a fella killing his wife, was sung by a little-known country singer called Johnny Cash, first on his album The Sound of Cash (1962) and then later on his American Recordings (1994).

I believe that the same artist also sang about killing someone in Reno. And just to watch him die too.

Steve Cooke
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