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The song is a parody that complains about the fictional "Camp Granada" and is set to the tune of Amilcare Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, from the opera La Gioconda. [1] The name derives from the first lines: Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh. Here I am at Camp Granada. Camp is very entertaining. And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.
Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon [1] or Allan Gerald Copelon; [2] November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American musician, satirist and television producer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s.
Camp Granada is a 1965 [1] [2] children's board game by the Milton Bradley Company based on Allan Sherman's 1963 novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)." Campers take turns driving a breakdown-prone bus to gather animals from various summer camp locations to be the first to leave for home.
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Segments of the piece formed the basis for the Andrews Sisters song "Idle Chatter" (1952) [7] written by Al Sherman. [8] The melody of Dance of the Hours was used by Allan Sherman in his biggest hit "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" (1963), and its sequel "Return to Camp Granada" (1965). [9]
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! (A Letter from Camp) is a children's book based on the novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" by Allan Sherman and Lou Busch, and illustrated by Jack E. Davis. In the book, a wide-eyed, snaggled-tooth narrator seems befuddled by all the problems at Camp Granada. [1]
"Granada" is a song written in 1932 by Mexican composer Agustín Lara. The song is about the Spanish city of Granada and has become a standard in music repertoire.. The most popular versions are the original with Spanish lyrics by Lara (often sung operatically); a version with English lyrics by Australian lyricist Dorothy Dodd; and instrumental versions in jazz, pop, easy listening, flamenco ...
The following is a list of songs about cities. It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs. [1] [2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else." [1] Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation.