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Oh, Danny boy, Oh Danny boy, I love you so! But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Avé there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that ...
The title of the air came from the name of County Londonderry, and was collected by Jane Ross of Limavady in the county.. Ross submitted the tune to music collector George Petrie, and it was then published by the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland in the 1855 book The Ancient Music of Ireland, which Petrie edited. [1]
"Lonely Blue Boy" (originally entitled "Danny" and sung by Elvis Presley) is a song written by Ben Weisman and Fred Wise. The song was earmarked originally for the soundtrack to Presley's 1958 film King Creole. For some reason, it was not used in the film. Singer Conway Twitty picked up on the song recorded it and changed the title to "Lonely ...
Rise Against performing in 2012. American punk rock band Rise Against has recorded 142 songs, which include 129 original songs and 13 covers. Rise Against was formed in 1999, and signed a recording contract with the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords the following year. [1]
Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing is the eighth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams. It was released in early 1962 by Columbia Records. This was his first project after leaving Cadence Records, where his albums each had a specific theme.
With regard to Irish musicians' attitude towards "Danny Boy", Robbie O'Connell's song "You're Not Irish" is perhaps a clue. It's written from the point of view of an Irish musician who comes to America only to find American audiences complaining because he doesn't perform the "stage Irish" songs they know. From the chorus: "You're not Irish!
"Sonny Boy" is a song written by Ray Henderson, Buddy De Sylva, and Lew Brown. It was featured in the 1928 part-talkie The Singing Fool. Sung by Al Jolson, the 1928 recording was a hit and stayed at #1 for 12 weeks in the charts and was a million seller. [1] The original lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United ...
In 2006, the National Review named "Capitalism" as one of the "50 greatest conservative rock songs." [12] It is featured in the 2005 film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. "Only a Lad" is a playable track in the 2007 PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. [13]