The rhyming songs, poems and tales written in the form of ballads often relate to the itinerant and rebellious spirit of Australia in The Bush , and the authors and performers are often referred to as bush bards. Several collectors have catalogued the songs including John Meredith whose recording in the s became the basis of the collection in the National Library of Australia.

Typical subjects include mining, raising and droving cattle, sheep shearing , wanderings, war stories, the Australian shearers' strike , class conflicts between the landless working class and the squatters landowners , and outlaws such as Ned Kelly , as well as love interests and more modern fare such as trucking.

Sentimental ballads, sometimes called "tear-jerkers" or "drawing-room ballads" owing to their popularity with the middle classes, had their origins in the early " Tin Pan Alley " music industry of the later 19th century. They were generally sentimental, narrative, strophic songs published separately or as part of an opera descendants perhaps of broadside ballads , but with printed music , and usually newly composed. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from The ballad.

Verse set to music. For other uses, see Ballad disambiguation. For the album, see Balladeering album. See also: AABA form. See also: Child Ballads. Main article: Broadside music.

Main article: Ballad opera. Main article: Blues ballad. They're just waiting for the names, and the bodies, to make their deaths official. While perhaps not as relatable — or pleasant — as some Eagles lyrics, it does bring to mind the inevitably of death for most things in this world. Everyone remembers the queen of diamonds and the queen of hearts your best bet from Desperado, but for me, this callback beats the initial pair.

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The Eagles told a lot of stories with their songs, and this one — complete with Old West and gambling references — is among their best. Much of the album "Hotel California" concerns itself with the narcissism and spiritual emptiness of s Southern California, and what better vehicle to project that than a sex-crazed, drug-fueled couple on an aimless thrill ride until they inevitably crash and burn. Such are the perils of "Life in the Fast Lane.

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The full form of a rondeau consists of four stanzas. The first and last are identical; the second half of the second stanza is a short refrain, which…. Similarly, they add " Moslem " to the list of religions. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the Bing Crosby album, see Ballad for Americans album. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. By far the largest number of ballads that can be traced to historical occurrences have to do with local skirmishes and matters of regional rather than national importance.

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