Portsmouth, the song
May 4th 2005, 8:36 pm
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Portsmouth, the song
What's the story behind the shanty "Portsmouth"? You know, the tune that Mike Oldfield did a rousing version of.
Was it like a coming home song for sailors, or just a tune celebrating Portsmouth's status as the UK's premier naval base of yore?
I get all sorts of irrelevant info from Google, so I thought some of you UK folk may know.
Thnaks in advance.
Was it like a coming home song for sailors, or just a tune celebrating Portsmouth's status as the UK's premier naval base of yore?
I get all sorts of irrelevant info from Google, so I thought some of you UK folk may know.
Thnaks in advance.
