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"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby, [3] written and performed by American singer Malvina Reynolds. It was covered by the Australian pop group the Seekers and their recording reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart .
Malvina Reynolds (née Milder; August 23, 1900 – March 17, 1978) [1] was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her songwriting, particularly the songs "Little Boxes", "What Have They Done to the Rain" and "Morningtown Ride". [2]
This provided the basis for his new lyrics, including those in the chorus which compare the lovers to the perpetually unhappy Commedia dell'arte characters: "But the joys of love are fleeting / For Pierrot and Columbine." [12] The song depicts "the joys of love" experienced by the pair—when they have to part, the carnival is over. [13]
Morningtown Ride: 1964 – – Malvina Reynolds: Hide & Seekers (a.k.a. The Four & Only Seekers) W&G Records: Keith Grant: 2:35 Music of the World A Turnin' 1968 – – E. Levitt / Thomas: Myra: 1963: The Seekers – – New World in the Morning: 1970s – – Buddy England: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: 1966 – – – The Seekers The ...
In November, a re-recorded version of "Morningtown Ride" was released in the UK which reached No. 2. [14] The song had been recorded earlier as an Australian single on the 1964 album Hide and Seekers and appeared on the 1965 American debut, The New Seekers.
Tiger Woods had 199 yards to the hole. Woods asked to confirm the yardage and heard 99 — caddies often drop the first number when it's obvious. “I heard 99 yards, so I went out there and hit ...
In 1994 the Seekers single was re-released in the UK. The four-track CD contained the original recording, a new recording of the song, and two B-sides - When the Stars begin to fall (originally the B-side of Morningtown Ride and the newly-recorded Keep a dream in your pocket. [3]
The "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, will debut a new set of song lyrics in July 2025. The song was first released in 1964.