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[hatman]

Long shot: Pandora played a song for me yesterday, and I can't seem to find it. Google isn't turning up any hits for the lyrics I remember. I could swear I'd hit thumbs up (if not this time, then ages ago - because I'm pretty sure it's played it for me before), but I went through the whole list of thumbs upped songs on the station, and I can't seem to find it. Any help tracking it down would be appreciated.

It sounds like an Irish folk song. One female singer with a violin and possibly a few other instruments (I don't remember clearly enough). It's the story of a girl who refuses to wed. Men come a-courting (some more gently than others), but she turns them all down. She tells one (I think after he carries her off, but I wasn't completely paying attention to the lyrics) that he'd better return her to her mother "maiden as I came." The chorus goes something like this:

Hie away from me
Hie away from here
There's not a man
In all Stratford
Married be by me, by me
Married be by me

Comments

[jojo-da-crow.livejournal.com]

Have you tried finding one of those music services that lets you hum the tune and they try to find the song for you? Spotify has one built in and I'm sure a few others do too. :)

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

I know there's a smartphone app like that. Didn't think to look for a regular online one. I'll keep that in mind for next time (or at least try to do so). Luckily, someone came through for me this time. :)