I fear I am about to end this debate right here. Once an Irishman enters the fray of laments, the conversation is over.
Danny Boy, as sung by the wondrous voice of Eva Cassidy.
Why it's the saddest song?
You need to ask? The sorrow of a nation that lost her children. The tragic loss of the songstress. It's an Irish lament.
Strike against.
None at all. If you are not weeping your heart out through this song, you surely lack poetry of the soul.
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