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The Music Tag

 Lizzie Hexam at  Starlight and Saucepans  has tagged me for the Music Tag! Many thanks, Lizzie! (Also, I saw this one and didn't steal it ! What a reformation!)  The rules: 1. Write ten songs that come on shuffle (no skipping) 2. Write your favourite lyric from each song 3. Tag some people Now, about rules 1 and 2... yes, I ignored the no-skipping, and also many of these pieces of music don't have lyrics. However, I have provided a video of each, as they're well worth listening to, so that counts, doesn't it? 1. Scarborough Fair (Trad. Eng.) sung by the King's Singers Tell her to plough me an acre of land, Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Between the sea and the salt-sea strand, And she shall be a true love of mine. I love the King's Singers, and I love folk songs, so this is a felicitous combination! The harmonies in this recording are lovely, too. 2. Nocturne No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 9. No. 1 (Frederic Chopin) This comes on a lot, but only if I'm feel...

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