Jane Horne wonders if other readers hear well-known tunes in blackbird song
Reading Josie George’s article discussing her resident blackbird and its song (Country diary, 29 June) made me want to write in to see if other readers hear well?known tunes in blackbird song.
This year, our local blackbird has been singing the first few notes of Dames from the musical 42nd Street: “What do you go for / Go see a show for?” To which I have to reply: “Tell the truth / You go to see those beautiful dames”.
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