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Fare Thee Well (song) "Fare Thee Well" (also known as " The Turtle Dove " or " 10,000 Miles ") is an 18th-century English folk ballad, listed as number 422 in the Roud Folk Song Index. In the song, a lover bids farewell before setting off on a journey, and the lyrics include a dialogue between the lovers.
Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose. " A Red, Red Rose " is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title " (Oh) My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose " and is often published as a poem. Many composers have set Burns' lyric to music, but it gained worldwide popularity set to the ...
From the 1913 sheet music. Performed by Steven M. Alper) " Low Bridge, Everybody Down " is a folk song credited to Thomas S. Allen (although its origin and authorship remain in question [1]), first recorded in 1912, [2] and published by F.B. Haviland Publishing Company in 1913. [3] It was written after the construction of the New York State ...
The figure of "ten thousand miles" could well refer to the distance between England and Australia, and the separation of the lovers arises because the singer's lover has been transported. Several of the variant texts make this possibility more explicit. [3] For example, the lyrics sung by Jon Boden have the lines.
Nationality. American. Other names. A. A. Payn, C. A. M. Notable work. "In the Garden". Charles Austin Miles (January 7, 1868 – March 10, 1946) was a prolific American writer of gospel songs, who is best known for his 1912 hymn "In the Garden". He studied at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of Pennsylvania.
13 years after “Viva La Vida” became Coldplay’s first #1 song in both the U.S. and the U.K., the band returned to the top of the Hot 100 in the most calculated way possible – by ...
The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. 1. " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume.
George Martin. " Helter Skelter " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song was McCartney's attempt to create a sound as loud and dirty as possible. It is regarded as a key influence in the ...