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"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationers' Company in September 1580, [1] [2] and the tune is found in several late 16th-century and early 17th-century sources, such as Ballet's MS Lute Book and Het Luitboek van Thysius, as well as various ...
(1870), set to the tune of "Greensleeves "What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin. [1]
The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett and published by Gladys Music, Inc. [1] It is based on the traditional song "Greensleeves", which Presley requested to rework for him. The first version the songwriters made (in 1967) was titled "Evergreen", but Elvis never recorded it. [2] [3]
Lovely Joan is a traditional English folk song/ballad (Roud #592), and the tune to which it is sung. Its melody was used as the counterpoint tune used in British composer Ralph Greaves's arrangement of Fantasia on "Greensleeves" from Ralph Vaughan Williams's opera Sir John in Love.
"Greensleeves" Traditional Song Arranged by Ray Charles & Nick Perito 1977 with Nick Perito Orchestra & Tony Mansell Singers [151] "Gringo's Guitar" Cindy Walker 1965 [110] "A Gypsy Told Me" Jack Yellen Sam Pokrass [152] 1938 with the Ted Weems Orchestra [20] [21] From the film Happy Landing [152] H "Happiness Comes, Happiness Goes" Al Stillman ...
The B-side was the old traditional English song "Greensleeves". By September 1963, "Bombora" had climbed the Australian charts to reach No 1. [ 3 ] It was released in Japan, Italy, Netherlands, UK and New Zealand and in South America.
However, some poem lines in the original poem were removed in McKennitt's version, such as in Part III of the poem, the part "The gemmy bridle glitter'd free...Moves over still Shalott." Contrary to the album notes, "Greensleeves" was not actually written by Henry VIII; though this is a long-held belief and legend. [5]
Lyrics by Carol Hall for the performance of the song by Tony Bennett: Very Early: 1949 (appr.) 1962: Moon Beams: Evans's first-known tune composed when he was an undergraduate Walkin' Up: 1962: How My Heart Sings! Waltz for Debby: 1953 (appr.) 1956: New Jazz Conceptions: Written for his then recently born niece; lyrics later added by Gene Lees ...