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It was in this Piercebridge hotel that the author encountered a remarkable clock that inspired the song. The song, told from a grandchild's point of view, is about his grandfather's clock. The clock is purchased on the morning of the grandfather's birth and works perfectly for 90 years, requiring only that it be wound at the end of each week.
The title comes from the lyrics of the song "My Grandfather's Clock", which is sung or played throughout the episode as a recurring motif. As in the song, main character Sam Forstmann (played by Ed Wynn) believes his life is tied to his clock's ticking.
The Johnny Cash Children's Album was reissued in 2006 on Legacy Recordings, with four bonus tracks, including Henry Clay Work's "My Grandfather's Clock". An early version of "My Grandfather's Clock" was recorded in 1958 and is available on Songs of Our Soil. The song "Old Shep" was also re-released on the 2005 boxed set The Legend.
"Grandfather's Clock" performed by the Edison Quartet in 1905. In 1878 Work composed a follow-up simply titled "Sequel to Grandfather's Clock," continuing the song's narrative after the grandfather's death. A relative of his returns to the old man's home to encounter his beloved clock being burnt for kindling wood; in its place now stands an ...
Some of this decade's hits were songs still seen today, including "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" [1] [2] "Good-bye, Liza Jane", and "My Grandfather's Clock". These songs involved more philosophical and emotional content than hits before the war like "Camptown Races". For this reason, many American folk songs from the 1870s are remembered well ...
Respiratory virus season is officially here in the U.S., making it a prime time to catch a cold. And because the average adult gets two or three colds a year, you could be dealing with an ...
A last-minute winter getaway could be just what many people need to escape the mayhem experienced during the holiday season. Fortunately, by waiting until after the new year to travel, you may find...
Songs of Our Soil is the fourth studio album by American singer Johnny Cash. It was originally released on July 6, 1959, and later re-issued on August 27, 2002 with two additional bonus tracks. The major theme throughout this album is death. Death concludes "The Man on the Hill", "Hank and Joe and Me", "Clementine" and "My Grandfather's Clock."