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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 12:17 AM
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A more sadder song than I remember- g'night...Irene
"LEADBELLY "Good Night Irene" The Library of Congress Recordings"
http://youtu.be/YCj3d9myELQ

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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 01:46 AM
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1. That's an early Lomax recording
Later renditions by Leadbelly were softened up considerably for concert tours.

I believe Leadbelly's version of The Midnight Special takes the cake in the sad department.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 12:18 PM
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2. The Weavers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj3s8qq3kU4
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cemaphonic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-08-11 04:23 PM
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3. Tom Waits - unsurprisingly, his version is pretty dark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My2u2QyvyF4

Ol' Leadbelly sure was a font of classic songs. Even with some of the ones that he didn't actually write (Like "The Midnight Special"), his arrangement/performance is the one that every one else since then has followed.
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