The Life of a Song：St James Infirmary
单曲鉴赏：St James Infirmary

David Honigmann on the Louis Armstrong blues song that inspired a poem by WH Auden and recordings by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and others.
1937年，诗人奥登从西班牙内战的战场中归来，在英国休养。这段时间里，他写下了一首沉郁的诗作《Miss Gee》，并尝试给它配上一首德国蓝调音乐的旋律，就这样，《St James Infirmary》诞生了……