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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 .
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 ...
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.
You're a Better Man Than I " or " Better Man Than I ", is a song first recorded by the English rock band the Yardbirds. It was written by brothers Mike and Brian Hugg, and became the opening track to the group's second American album, Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds (1965). [1] Three months later in February 1966, it was released in the UK ...
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 ...
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 ...
The original song as recorded by Dobie Gray in 1979 was a love song without a storyline, unlike the later version by Heart.. In the Heart version of the song, which is also played out in the accompanying music video, interspersed with sequences of the band performing the song, singer Ann Wilson sings of a one-night stand with a handsome young male hitchhiker.