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"Fishing Blues" (also "Fishin' Blues") is a blues song written in 1911 by Chris Smith, who is best known for "Ballin' the Jack". [1] "Fishing Blues" was first recorded in 1928 by "Ragtime Texas" Henry Thomas on vocals and guitar with the introduction and breaks played on quills, a type of panpipe. It is Roud Folk Song Index No. 17692. [2]
The song was so well received that Decca Records decided to issue the pre-recording commercially and it charted briefly in June 1951 with a peak position of #19. [8] Crosby used the song in his concert performances in 1976 singing it with comedian Ted Rogers. The duet with Louis Armstrong is still heard frequently on radio.
The English rugby league club Hull K.R. use an edited version of the song as their club anthem. From Sesame Street, Robin says the title of the song during the end of the Elmo's World episode "Birds" before she leaves out the window The song is sung by the title character in the final episode of Reilly, Ace of Spies.
"Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)" is a popular song written by Fred Fisher and his daughter Doris Fisher. [1] The notion of "whispering grass" which reveals a person's secrets extends back to Greek mythology, notably the myth of Midas. The song was first recorded by Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra in 1940. [2]
"Just Fishin '" is a song about a father who is fishing with his daughter. The little daughter only worries about catching fish but father says that they are not "just fishin '" but also making memories. [1] It is in B major with a main chord pattern of B-E-B and a vocal range of G ♯ 3-C ♯ 5. [2]
Melissa Bobbitt at About.com ranked "Keep Fishin'" as the 13th best Weezer song, where she comments "Rivers Cuomo has always had an affinity for the paranoid in his lyrics". [1] It was named as one of the 12 best post- Pinkerton Weezer songs by The A.V. Club , where they state "It's the kind of infectious, impeccably crafted power-pop rocker ...
"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded in 1969 on his Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show LP. It was also featured on his live LP Hot August Night. Diamond's original became a minor hit in Australia before the song became a U.S. and Canadian hit for Mark Lindsay in the fall of 1970.
"Steamboat Bill" is a 1910 song with music by the vaudeville group The Leighton Brothers and lyrics by Ren Shields. It became one of the first hit recordings in the United States through its 1911 recording by Arthur Collins, [1] mostly known as the music in Disney's Steamboat Willie, the first released Mickey Mouse sound cartoon.