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{{Short description|Style of song in British culture}}
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In [[England|English]] [[British popular music|popular culture]], the "traditional" '''pub songs''' typified by the [[Cockney]] "[[knees up]]" mostly come from the classics of the [[music hall]], along with numbers from film, the stage and other forms of popular music.
The tradition is continued in the UK by acts such as [[Chas & Dave]]  and a Tribute to Chas and Dave called Gertcha, many of whose works are in a 'pub song' format.
Typical songs include:
*"[[Any Old Iron (song)|Any Old Iron]]"
*"[[Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow]]"
*"[[Knees Up Mother Brown]]"
*"[[King of Skiffle|My Old Man's a Dustman]]"
*"[[Nellie Dean]]"
*"[[Underneath the Arches (song)|Underneath the Arches]]"
*"[[Where Did You Get That Hat?]]"
The term is also commonly used throughout [[The Commonwealth]] to refer to well-known songs that may sung communally, often in a pub setting, and often with a Celtic flare. A famous Canadian example is [[Home For A Rest]].
==See also==
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*[[Drinking song]]
*[[List of public house topics]]
*[[Pub rock (Australia)]]
*[[Pub rock (United Kingdom)]]
==References==
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[[Category:Folk music genres]]
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[[Category:Drinking songs]]