het betere lied
English translation: message songs
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| 14:14 May 19, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Ken Cox Local time: 23:05 | ||||||
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| 3 | singer songs |
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| 3 | message songs |
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7 mins confidence: 
singer songs Explanation: this is rather difficult to translate - it refers to singer songwriters who appeared in the 1960s in Flanders modelling themselves on Bob Dylan and the like - in contrast to Flemish pop/country and western or "schlagers" (modelled on German crooners). No doubt someone else will have a better idea. |
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2 hrs confidence:
message songs Explanation: With considerabloe thanks to Andre and Sabine for the explanations. sample refs: Review/Music; Message Songs From Ziggy Marley - New York Times Where most reggae performers intersperse political and religious messages with love songs and dance tunes, Mr. Marley sang only message songs - about racial ... query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD8123CF932A25757C0A96E948260 Civil Rights Songs Like many other message songs however the suggested strategy is not to trust officials but to get mobilised and take responsibility for their own destiny. ... www.localdial.com/users/jsyedu133/Soulreview/Significpages/... Dylan Bibliography: Schmidt- Bob Dylans message songs der ... Title: Bob Dylans message songs der Sechziger Jahre: und die anglo-amerikanische Tradition des sozialkritischen Liedes. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, c1982. ... www.taxhelp.com/schmidt-message.html Disco Savvy: Disco Message Songs Disco Message Songs. While many disco songs are about dancing, partying, and romancing, there are other songs that have deeper messages. ... www.discosavvy.com/messagesongs.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-19 16:58:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- *considerable* |
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13 hrs confidence:
the better song Explanation: How about this literal translation? As the saying goes here in the U.S.: "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." |
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