Chart toppers of 17th century revived by historians and musicians
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6J6NG)
Pirates, kings and kidnappers feature in songs on website showcasing origins of modern music industry
The music industry was hungry for hits and churned out songs in their thousands - love songs, sad songs, jokey songs, patriotic songs.
There were songs about servants and kings, beggars and pirates, kidnappers and ghosts. There were songs about bloody battles and agonising deaths. There was a song about a Scot incinerated by a divine thunderbolt because he tried to seduce his sister.
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