Dtc, I can't really help you as I've never really focused on the various performances of this song. I've Cassidy's version and I love her performance as well.
My question for you is based on my perception that the lasting power of this simple music is in its political content, the bitter undertone about the way the British treated the Irish (for 800 years). Of the various performances you have heard, which one(s) do you think really express this sentiment? I know it when I hear it, but I haven't heard (or can't recall) most of the versions referred to above.
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My question for you is based on my perception that the lasting power of this simple music is in its political content, the bitter undertone about the way the British treated the Irish (for 800 years). Of the various performances you have heard, which one(s) do you think really express this sentiment? I know it when I hear it, but I haven't heard (or can't recall) most of the versions referred to above.
Thanks