Bibliograph

Song of a road, a radio-ballad about the building of the M1 motorway, by Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger

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Song of a road, a radio-ballad about the building of the M1 motorway, by Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger

Language

eng

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historical informationethnological information

Form of composition

folk music

Format of music

not applicable

Main title

Song of a road

Oclc number

42826690

Responsibility statement

by Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger

Sub title

a radio-ballad about the building of the M1 motorway

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- We usually finish the shift in the pub -- I think it's the soil -- We are the consulting engineers -- We were in a great rush when we did this -- My name is -- During that time, a survey has been made -- It would take quite a lot of men to do the job of one of those machines -- Come all you gallant drivers -- I'm a roving rambler -- Deep and straight and low -- Sixty tons of steel -- What made you come into this game? -- Just a road -- Oh well that's just the way it is -- When the muck has all been shifted -- Bring up your black squad -- Been on the road so long -- You can talk about your concrete -- The motorway is on the final lap -- We needed a way cut through the land

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Radio-ballad about the building of the M1 motorway

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