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Ignorance is the hobgoblin of little minds... especially in regards to free music downloads!
I always loved that quote by Emerson. It really captures the absurd nature of some people... those same people who burn books, and listen to others instead of thinking for themselves. Seems there's a flood of that in the world, even among people who you'd hope and expect thought would think differently.
That's the case with Peter St. John. Heard of him? He's attributed to having written the "Fields of Athenry", the rebel song popularized by Paddy Reilly in 1979. I added Peter to my Celtic MP3s Music Magazine Things Celtic and Music Directory in order to help promote him, but he refused my offer. Typical.
Why? Because he didn't read my website FAQ.
Anyone who reads them knows that my website is dedicated to FREE and LEGAL MP3 downloads. It's posted on the front page of my site in bold letters. Yes, to attract a larger audience, I promote that my site features music LIKE Enya, The Corries, The Dubliners, etc.. But the key word is LIKE. There are NO illegal downloads on my website or even LINKED to my website. And anyone fool enough to not read the site will know that I believe MP3s are a great tool for indie musicians to promote themselves. That's it!
Some people though are too narrow-minded to accept that, and that's okay. I guess it goes with the territory... or rather, territorialism.
In any case, it's a brilliant song, and we've been learning it. A big huzzah to Peter St. John for his arrangement.
Posted by Marc Gunn on Thursday, November 13, 2003 |
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