Barbara Allen's Song Analysis

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I loved the version Recorded at Raiford Women's Penitentiary in Florida 1939 featuring a state prisoner singing "Barbara Allen." The song is based on a traditional ballad that originated in Scotland around the 14th or 15th century. It is about unreciprocated love and remorse. In essence Jhon Graeme loves Barbara Allen, but she denies his love. He dies soon after and she, consumed by guilt dies too. It is a sad ballad and I think the Lomax prison version captures the essence of the original poem. What I love about this version is that it is acapella. I can appreciate the melancholy of her voice without other instruments in between. This is a sad and fatal love story and the singer is able to transmit this sentiment through her voice. It was

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