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"Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green" is the title of an English song, composed by the London music hall and broadside songwriter Harry Clifton (1832–1872), and first published in 1864. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 430. It was originally published under the title Polly Perkins of Paddington Green or the Broken Hearted ...
Published. 1949. Composer (s) Sammy Fain. Lyricist (s) Bob Hilliard. " Dear Hearts and Gentle People " is a popular song published in 1949 with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Bob Hilliard. The song refers to the singer's hometown, and different versions allude to a range of U.S. states .
Contents. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart " is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971. It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the first single on the group's 1971 album Trafalgar. It was their first US No. 1 single and also reached No. 1 in Cashbox magazine for two weeks.
The song's title is a reference to the unrelated song "Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" by Bruce Cockburn, from his 1978 album, Further Adventures Of. [5] [6] Primitive Radio Gods frontman Chris O'Connor stated that he was struggling to name his new song, so he picked up Further Adventures Of and adapted the title "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand ...
Fred W. Leigh. "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way", subtitled "The Cock Linnet Song" and often credited as "My Old Man (Said Follow the Van)", is a music hall song written in 1919 [ 1] by Fred W. Leigh and Charles Collins, made popular by Marie Lloyd . The song, although humorous, also reflects some of the hardships of working class life in London ...
For free-hearted boys make the best of old men. At the fair or the wake I could twirl my shillelagh, Or trip through a jig with my brogues bound with straw. Faith, all the pretty girls in the village and the valley Loved bold Phelim Brady, the Bard of Armagh. Now though I have wandered this wide world over, Still Ireland's my home and a parent ...
In 1976, a duet version of "Good Hearted Woman" performed by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson became the first of three number ones on the country chart for the duo. The 2005 album Texas Fed, Texas Bred: Redefining Country Music, Volume 1 includes a cover version performed by Guy Clark. LeAnn Rimes recorded a version of the song for her 2011 ...
It was released in September 1977 as the first single from the album Waylon & Willie. The song was Jennings' sixth number one on the country charts. The single spent two weeks at the top and a total of eleven weeks on the chart. [ 1] It was later covered by Kacey Musgraves for a tribute show to Jennings, the live album of which was released in ...