He Was a Friend of Mine
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"He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax was the first to collect the song, in 1939, describing it as a "blues" that was "a dirge for a dead comrade." The Byrds issued a reworded version of the song in 1965, with lyrics that lament the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Since then, other artists have adapted the lyrics to talk about different murders, including those of John Lennon and George Floyd.
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He Was a Friend of Mine è un brano tradizionale di musica folk nel quale il cantante lamenta la perdita di un amico. La prima versione conosciuta della canzone si intitola Shorty George e venne registrata dalla coppia di musicologi e nel 1939 in Texas in una versione eseguita da Smith Casey, che si accompagnava alla chitarra.
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1965-11-01
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1965-12-06
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Columbia, Hollywood, California
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Traditional
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Traditional, new words and arrangement Jim McGuinn
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"He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax was the first to collect the song, in 1939, describing it as a "blues" that was "a dirge for a dead comrade." The Byrds issued a reworded version of the song in 1965, with lyrics that lament the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Since then, other artists have adapted the lyrics to talk about different murders, including those of John Lennon and George Floyd.
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He Was a Friend of Mine è un brano tradizionale di musica folk nel quale il cantante lamenta la perdita di un amico. La prima versione conosciuta della canzone si intitola Shorty George e venne registrata dalla coppia di musicologi e nel 1939 in Texas in una versione eseguita da Smith Casey, che si accompagnava alla chitarra. Nel corso degli anni la traccia è stata incisa da numerosi artisti, inclusi Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, , Bobby Bare, Mercury Rev, The Black Crowes, , Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith, Cat Power, The Leaves e, in una versione dal testo differente, The Byrds. La versione registrata da Willie Nelson è stata usata nel film Brokeback Mountain ed attribuita in modo inaccurato a Bob Dylan come autore del brano.
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