tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post7658590000281466582..comments2024-03-27T07:14:36.800-04:00Comments on <b>Dawn Potter</b>: Dawn Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-71988988027841689782009-05-22T09:16:50.225-04:002009-05-22T09:16:50.225-04:00That song is a heartbreaker, but of course the kin...That song is a heartbreaker, but of course the kindergartners at first didn't know who Amelia E. was: we had to get out a library book and look at her picture, etc. (It helped that she was beautiful.)<br /><br />The song was written soon after the airplane was lost, making it a kind of celebrity tribute song. But it retains its strong link to an older folk tradition . . . very Woody Guthrie-esque in that way. I love it.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-43890642788240693032009-05-22T09:09:19.385-04:002009-05-22T09:09:19.385-04:00I got a lump in my throat when the kids sang that ...I got a lump in my throat when the kids sang that song. Very touching!Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-21753039966110289612009-05-22T08:53:01.016-04:002009-05-22T08:53:01.016-04:00I think I only know the Freakwater version, but I ...I think I only know the Freakwater version, but I love that song. That will be a fun day.Mr. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238870658008166956noreply@blogger.com