"#MaggieMay" (or "Maggie Mae") (#Roud No. 1757) is a traditional #Liverpool folk song about a prostitute who robbed a "homeward bounder": a sailor coming home from a round trip. #JohnManifold, in his Penguin Australian Song Book, described it as "A #focsle song of Liverpool origin apparently, but immensely popular among seamen all over the world". It became widely circulated in a #skiffle version from the late 1950s. In 1964, the composer.
https://youtu.be/tSn1r9--tq4
#maggiemay #roud #liverpool #johnmanifold #focsle #skiffle
"You Wear It Well" is a song written by #RodStewart and #MartinQuittenton, performed by Stewart. It uses an arrangement markedly similar to that of "#MaggieMay", one of Stewart's hits from the previous year. Stewart recorded "You Wear It Well" for the 1972 album #NeverADullMoment, and released it as a single on 12 August. The song became an international hit, reaching number one on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://youtu.be/_5lX0eMI7Hw
#rodstewart #martinquittenton #maggiemay #neveradullmoment #uksingleschart