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Johnny McCauley (23 April 1925 – 22 March 2012) was an Irish singer-songwriter, born in Myroe, near Limavady, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. As a young adult, he moved to London and in 1953 began singing professionally with his band, the Westernaires, at the Galtymore Club, Cricklewood.
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (Cailin Deas Crúite na mBó in the Irish language) is a traditional 18th-century Irish ballad. The English version is attributed to Thomas Moore (1779–1852). [ 1 ] Originally sung in Irish Gaelic, the song was popular through the early 20th century.
The Riviera Girl [86] Women Haven't Any Mercy on a Man: Ivan Caryll Guy Bolton: 1918: The Girl Behind the Gun [26] Words Are Not Needed (Every Day) Jerome Kern Guy Bolton: 1917: Oh, Boy! [24] Worries: Jerome Kern: 1924: Sitting Pretty [87] Yale: Armand Vecsey: 1919: The Rose of China [12] A Year from Today: Jerome Kern Guy Bolton: 1924: Sitting ...
The rhyme (and at least some of its variants) tells the story of an extremely beautiful girl (of Dutch descent, hence the song's title) who is popular with boys (particularly around the neighborhood, block or the whole town) and has a rather unattractive boyfriend; some versions mention that the boyfriend dumps the pretty Dutch girl in favor of an even prettier girl.
"A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" was the hit song of that year's Follies, and became the theme song for all later Follies. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld , the song was the centerpiece musical number performed on a huge set containing a spiral staircase, which has been compared to a wedding cake [ 9 ] [ 10 ] or "giant ...
Frankie McBride (born 1944, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) [1] is an Irish country and folk singer, who rose to stardom in the second half of the 1960s.. McBride's hit single, "Five Little Fingers", reached No. 2 on the Irish charts [2] and No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1967. [3]
The song's lyrics establish a threatening tone towards the singer's unnamed girlfriend (referred to throughout the song as "little girl"), claiming "I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man." The line was taken from an early Elvis Presley song, "Baby Let's Play House" (written by Arthur Gunter). [2] [3]
Allroy Sez is the debut album by the American punk rock band All, released in March 1988 through Cruz Records.Following the departure of singer Milo Aukerman from the Descendents, the remaining members—bassist Karl Alvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—recruited singer Dave Smalley and changed the name of the band to All, which was both the title of the Descendents ...