Re: [Harp-L] plagiarism = lazy

["Steve Rowse" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually she sang 'wa**ers'. Asterisk error. Anyhow, nice train to be on.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Rowse" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] plagiarism = lazy


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Philharpn@xxxxxxx>
>
> > Little Walter takes "This Train" and changes it from a religious song 
> > (this
> > train is bound for glory, this train, this train don't carry no gamblers, 
> > this
> > train) to "My Babe."
>
> I think Willie Dixon was the thief that time. LW received stolen goods 
> though, bang to rights.
>
> Anyone ever notice Sister Rosetta Tharpe's totally original additional 
> verse to that song: 'this train don't carry no wa***ers'? Tell it like it 
> is, sister.
>
> Steve