Shelton Swain, Stanley Swain, Ronald, Swain, George McKenzie. Many of your will notice a marked resemblance to the Swain’s “Numberless Are The Sands On The Seashore.” Their style is unmistakable, and provides an interesting contrast to that of the Pinders. I chose this instead of Numberless and their other number “The Great Coronation Day” because you can actually make out many of the words even when the rhyming gets going.
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Keep posting, Eddie!
In listening to this and comparing to the Pinders, I find more similarities than contrast; differences in individual styles of the singers, but structure of harmonies is essentially the same. I wish some of us could get back into this style, but I am afraid this authentic style of spontaneous rhyming may be lost. Prove me wrong, somebody!
Our young rappers – some of whom are rather good – could you imagine the result if they chose to channel their attention toward this? Unfortunately, it’s not “Cool”, neither is it likely to be immediately lucrative.