It's amazing where inspiration for Post themes come from.
Often they are fairly random. For instance, I was in the shower yesterday and I thought I should post some farm related songs. And no, I wasn't covered in slurry.
It makes sense to start with The Farm and Groovy Train. Alternately I could have started with The Farmer's Boys and In the Country.
Not to be outdone here are The Housemartins with Me and the Farmer or perhaps XTC and Love On a Farmer's Wages .
Bob Dylan's Maggie's Farm took on a whole new meaning in the 80's courtesy of the Evil Witch
There may be a subsequent farmyard visit in due course.
Feel free to don your wellies and pitch in with any thoughts.
The Farmer's Boys - In The Country
"Maggie's farm" British 80's meaning was seized upon by The Specials, who released the song on a single B-side in 1980. That's how I first heard Dylan's song.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_P6_sA6vzo
Always good to see The Housemartins pop up, they seem to be somewhat overlooked these days. A banger.
ReplyDeleteI humbly submit Butch Hancock's 'Dry Land Farm' & 'Farmyard Connection' by Fun Boy Three for consideration.