Eric Bogles response to Joss Stone using the song Green Fields of France as a charity single for British Legion and omitting important anti-war statement verses. Was my permission sought when they decided to record this song? - No! !! Did I know what they proposed to do with the song when they decided to record it? - No! !! Do I approve of what they have done to the song ? (missing verses, rock’n’roll arrangement, etc) ! No, believe it or not I wrote the song intending for the four verses of the original song to gradually build up to what I hoped would be a climactic and strong anti-war statement. Missing out two and a half verses from the original four verses very much negates that intention.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:22:15 +0000
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