Talk:Folk-Country

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Incorrect "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" Credit and Wikilink

The song "Man of Constant Sorrow" on the track list is a completely different song, with the correct title of "I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" and written by Waylon Jennings with different lyrics and melody. The wikilink and "Traditional" credit is referring to a different song of a similar title that's more famous than Waylon's song.

Folk-Country album credits source - [1]https://www.discogs.com/release/15057861-Waylon-Jennings-Folk-Country

"I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Waylon Jennings lyrics - [2]https://genius.com/Waylon-jennings-im-a-man-of-constant-sorrow-lyrics

Compare those lyrics to the popularized version of the traditional "Man of Constant Sorrow" song, which stays true to the traditional lyrics - [3]https://genius.com/The-soggy-bottom-boys-i-am-a-man-of-constant-sorrow-lyrics

I can see similarities in the chorus on Waylon's song to the first verse of the traditional song, but the two songs are so different that Waylon's song wouldn't even classify as a variant of the original.

"I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow" by Waylon Jennings audio - [4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzlnmC5uhyQ

"Man of Constant Sorrow" traditional by Emry Arthur (1928) - [5]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U91IBcfl3Ic

"Man of Constant Sorrow" traditional by The Stanley Brothers (1960) - [6]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYTLIOR1E2Q

Would someone please make the corrections? If I do it, should I provide source links on the song in the article which demonstrate that Waylon's song is not the traditional song of a similar name? Dulcimerist (talk) 21:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If this is a very loose adaptation of the traditional song, then the song credit definitely needs "Traditional, arranged by Waylon Jennings" listed. The original vinyl record label track listings give Waylon full credit, since he wrote the new words and arranged the new tune for it, essentially composing this as an original song. Perhaps the article should use the original record as the best source for album credits.

Image of Waylon's Folk-Country album, side 2 - [7]https://images.finncdn.no/dynamic/1280w/2024/8/vertical-0/24/2/367/559/562_c22144f4-4229-4f03-b679-a14296455a1a.jpg Dulcimerist (talk) 21:43, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]