The Cremation of Sam McGee

[bboyminn]

--- Sheryll Townsend <s_ings at ...> wrote:
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> > "bboyminn" <bboyminn@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I meant to tack this onto my last post, but I forgot.
> > 
> > > 
> > > It is hard to say why some poems grab me, and other
> > don't, but I certainly found this one enjoyable. 
> > > 
> > > "The Cremation of Sam McGee"
> > > Robert Service (1874-1958)
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> Sheryll:
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> I've been a huge fan of Robert Service since I was about 16. 
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> I used to be able to recite The Cremation of Sam McGee off
> by heart. These days I'm lucky to remember the first couple verses. 
> 
> Steve/bboyminn:
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> > Robert Service also has his own website with several of his
> > more popular poems -
> > 
> > http://www.robertwservice.com/
> > 
> 
> Sheryll:
> 
> Most of my favourites are found on the website. Poetry is under the "Archives" link and is listed by book. In the style of The Cremation of Sam McGee, I also like The Ballad of the Ice-Worm Cocktail (found in Bar-Room Ballads) and The Shooting of Dan McGrew (found in The Spell of the Yukon, along with Sam McGee). 
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bboyminn:

Previously, I linked to a version of Sam McGee by Hank Snow,
but I've discovered that Hank Snow did an entire album of
Robert Service poems. I'd like to have that album, but short
of that, many of the are on YouTube.

I read a couple other poems by Robert Service and they have
the same life and whimsy as Sam McGee.

Also, off on another subject, I found another very good
version of The Raven -

http://www.livevideo.com/video/mejpye/FBF41FD110D04DA6925482A19C49C2D3/the-raven.aspx

Rather than a tale in Horror, this version is more a character
study study of the painfully depressed main character. Worth
a listen. 

Just a few thoughts.

Steve/bboyminn