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Song by Fred Astaire; B-side "A Foggy Day" Published: September 16, 1937 () by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York [1] Released: November 1937: Recorded: October 17, 1937 [2] Studio: Los Angeles, California: Genre: Jazz, Pop Vocal: Label: Brunswick 7982 [3] Composer(s) George Gershwin: Lyricist(s) Ira Gershwin: Fred Astaire singles chronology
Foggy Dew" is the name of several Irish ballads, and of an Irish lament. The most popular song of that name (written by Fr.Charles O'Neill) chronicles the Easter Rising of 1916, and encourages Irishmen to fight for the cause of Ireland, rather than for the British Empire, as so many young men were doing in World War I.
"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. [3] The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress.It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.
The Foggy Dew is known all over Britain, yet rarely seen in its full form in print, which is odd, for the song is eminently decent in its best traditional forms. It's not a drinking song, but it's often sung in drinking places. [5] The following lyrics are the first two verses as sung by Norfolk farmworker and traditional singer Harry Cox in 1953:
"Sunny" was originally part of an 18-song demo recorded by producer Jerry Ross, also famous for Spanky and Our Gang, Keith's "98.6" and "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" by Jay & the Techniques (Hebb was offered this song but didn't want to be considered a novelty act and let the song go to Jay Proctor). "Sunny" was recorded at Bell Sound Studios ...
It's carried by the interplay between Morrison's acoustic and Foggy Lyttle's electric guitar fills, and aided by Chieftain Paddy Moloney's whistle." [13] The Music Box rated Magic Time the number seven album of the year in May 2005. [14] By the end of 2005, Magic Time had sold 252,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Sunny & the Sunglows (formed by songwriters Jimmie Lewing and Sunny Ozuna in Palacios, Texas) was an American musical group started 1959, and later known as Sunny & the Sunliners in 1963 after moving to San Antonio, Texas.
This is a list of songs about London by notable artists. Instrumental pieces are tagged with an uppercase "[I]", or a lowercase "[i]" for quasi-instrumental including non-lyrics voice samples. Included are: Songs titled after London, or a location or feature of the city. Songs whose lyrics are set in London. Excluded are: