She moved through the fair
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10 peculiar themes from the 1960s
When he delivers a song that later becomes popular, the singer-songwriter is just its creator and first performer, he has no control over how others will fix it and the song's later life is quite another story.
∙ 1960 ∙ Where have all the flowers gone (Pete Seeger) ∙ 1961 ∙ SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR (Irish trad.) ∙ The lion sleeps tonight (the Tokens) ∙ 1964 ∙ House of the rising sun (USA 1933) ∙ 1965 ∙ Subterranean homesick blues (Bob Dylan) ∙ 1966 ∙ Hey Joe (Bill Roberts1962) ∙ 1967 ∙ Without her (Harry Nilsson) ∙ Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) ∙ 1968 ∙ Those were the days (USSR 1925) ∙ 1969 ∙ Streets of London (Ralph McTell) ∙
SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR - A secular mesmerizing Irish theme
'She Moved Through The Fair' is a traditional Irish folk song, the lyrics of which were first published in 1909. The song chronicles the disappearance of a bride at a fair after promising her lover that they would marry soon. It has been covered by many famous artists including:
1936 ∙ Sydney MacEwan ∙ 1941 ∙ John McCormack ∙ 1956 ∙ Pete Seeger ∙ 1961 ∙ Carolyn Hester ∙ 1963 ∙ Annie Briggs ∙ 1966 ∙ Marianne Faithfull ∙ 1967 ∙ Jimmy Page ∙ 1969 ∙ Fairport Convention ∙ 1973 ∙ Alan Stivell ∙ 1982 ∙ Sinéad O'Connor ∙ 1985 ∙ Paul Young ∙ Loreena McKennit ∙ 1986 ∙ Pentangle ∙ 1989 ∙ Simple Minds ∙ 1990 ∙ Marianne Faithfull ∙ 1991 ∙ Fergal Sharkey ∙ 1992 ∙ Moya Brennan ∙ 1995 ∙ Bert Jansch ∙ 1996 ∙ Mike Oldfield ∙ 2005 ∙ Donovan ∙ 2007 ∙ Celtic Woman ∙ 2011 ∙ Caitlin (Aus) ∙ 2012 ∙ Cara Dillon & Solas ∙ 2015 ∙ 10'000 Maniacs ∙ 2016 ∙ Elizabeth Fraser ∙ Lucy Crowe ∙ 2018 ∙ Eleanor Tomlinson ∙ 2019 ∙ The Churchfitters ∙
