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North Country Girl
Scott:
>Buuuuuuut...... Pete Townshend didn't write this song, I'm afraid. So
it can't go on the list.
>It's a "traditional" (Irish?) song, & Pete only did the *arranging* on
it.
I've always wondered about this tune. I too saw the "traditional"
credit in the liner notes, but I've also noticed the similarities to
Dylan's "Girl From the North Country". They're both lyrically similar,
but Pete's version gets a little nuclear - "...she didn't suffer when
the fallout sprayed." I wondered if the "traditional" wasn't a
reference to Dylan. Probably not. But have you noticed on Pete's
Maryville disc, he does the Dylan-esque version? Strange...
Jim in Colorado