We believe that the traditions and practices embedded in these three folk songs have profoundly changed how we view lyrics.

Blur’s “Parklife” consists mainly of spoken word. While the chorus is a traditional melody, the verses are attitude-filled ...

To Walker, folk is “storytelling of communal and/or cultural struggle.” Or cultural experience. He looked back at Black ...

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