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Did not know this song was written by folksinger Ewan MacColl until today!
He wrote it when he met his wife. Here's the best interpretation of it by Roberta Flack.
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Of course, it was Peggy Seeger (his 3rd), half sister to Pete. Yeah, that Pete.
One of Ewan's kids was Kirsty MacColl, a fine singer-songwriter in her own right. She was tragically killed when some dickhead brought his speedboat into a swimming only zone and she was struck on the head by the propellor.
If you haven't heard Ewan, here he is singing "Minorie" (also known as "Twa Sisters", and "Cruel Sister"
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