Saw this, thought of this – e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utkMQJeiK50 – ‘When The Boat Comes in’ – adapted from a Geordie folk song (from the North East of England). ‘Ditties’, nursery rhymes and folk songs leave a lasting impression, presumably because they are usually imprinted at such a young age.
—-Stephen—-