Talk:Four Green Fields

Makem's emigration

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(It also reflected the tension of daily life in the face of a military occupation, where one was advised, regardless of politics: "Whatever you say, say nothing", to quote a popular song in Makem's repertoire. On emigrating to the U.S., Makem was astonished to find a cordial relationship between the public and its police force, something he had not experienced in Armagh.)

In performance, Makem would often describe aspects of his emigration. He sometimes told a story about anxiously facing a U.S. Customs official who questioned him about his arrival, sending him off with a warm "Welcome to America. Have a nice life." This was a surprise that made a big and favorable impression. I have looked around for a citation for such information, with no luck as yet. Perhaps somebody can find an interview or publication that deals with this aspect of Makem's life. Obviously the fact that people may remember anecdotes from performances or conversations does not constitute properly-sourced Wikipedia material. Nevertheless, for the present, it may be better to preserve unsourced but uncontested facts. Trevor Hanson (talk) 01:38, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Lyrics

Makem's lyrics cannot be listed here in their entirety. Like other copyrighted works, and song lyrics in particular, they cannot be quoted verbatim in Wikipedia. Today's copyright law may be exasperating; but the law is the law. See WP:COPY for details. This particular song was written by Makem, and presumably remains under his copyright; it is not in the public domain. If anybody has evidence that the lyrics have been released to the public domain, this surprising fact would need to be documented here. Spinality (talk) 17:42, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Pre-1969

Whilst the article states that the song was written befor the 1969 Troubles started is this really a valid suggestion that the lyrics in the final verse are not supporting Republic armed struggle? There were also IRA military operations in the 1950's, such as the raid carried out by Sean South on British military posts in NI. (79.190.69.142 (talk) 18:20, 15 November 2008 (UTC))

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