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The first printed text of the song appeared in Dublin in 1791. A popular tune with several variations, "The Girl I Left Behind Me", may have been imported into America around 1650 as "Brighton Camp", [2] of which a copy dating from around 1796 resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. [3]
The air to which the song is sung is that of "Brighton Camp" (a reel in G Major), which is also used for "The Girl I Left Behind" and "The Rare Old Mountain Dew". [7]The earliest known version of the melody was printed about 1810 in Hime's Pocket Book for the German Flute or Violin (Dublin), vol. 3, p. 67, under the title The Girl I Left Behind Me (in the National Library of Ireland, Dublin).
In more recent years, the song has been taken up by both Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. and Sussex County Cricket Club. It is the clubs' official song, but sometimes with a changed chorus (often sung on its own, without any verses) - or, more recently, just humming the verses. The song was often simplified to: Good old Sussex by the sea,
Princes Bridge, Melbourne, designed by John Grainger. Grainger was born on 8 July 1882 in Brighton, south-east of Melbourne.His father, John Grainger, an English-born architect who had emigrated to Australia in 1877, won recognition for his design of the Princes Bridge across the Yarra River in Melbourne; [1] His mother Rose Annie Aldridge was the daughter of Adelaide hotelier George Aldridge.
His music and concerts broke the color line, [200] drawing mixed black and white audiences. As H.B. Barnum explained in Quasar of Rock, Little Richard "opened the door. He brought the races together." [201] Barnum described Richard's music as not being "boy-meets-girl-girl-meets-boy things, they were fun records, all fun. And they had a lot to ...
The central cast of The Mighty Boosh From left to right: Howard Moon (Julian Barratt), Bollo (Dave Brown), Naboo the Enigma (Michael Fielding), Vince Noir (Noel Fielding) and Bob Fossil (Rich Fulcher), as portrayed in series 3 The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Recurring characters from the television series, the radio series, and ...
Kevin, 37, Joe, 35, and Nick, 32, took the stage in Times Square to sing the second single from Camp Rock — and fans felt a wave of nostalgia as soon as the first notes hit minutes after midnight.
"Brighton Rock" is a song by British rock band Queen, written by lead guitarist Brian May. The song is the opening track on their 1974 third studio album Sheer Heart Attack. The song features one of Queen's longest guitar solos which is more than three minutes long. The solo has been performed live by Brian May at most concerts since its release.