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In Yorkshire, after it has been told to go away, it is further exhorted, "Rain, rain, come down and pour, Then you'll only last an hour"; in Norfolk this changes to "Go to France and go to Spain, And mind you don’t come back again". [7] The song is also known in the U. S. where, in North and South Carolina, the rain is informed that
Damita Jo reached no. 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart and no. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 for her version of the song. [2] Terry Jacks recorded a version of the song which was released as a single in 1974 and reached no. 29 on the Adult Contemporary chart, no. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and went to no. 8 in the UK.
"Come Away with Me" is a song written, produced, and performed by American recording artist Norah Jones. The ballad [1] was released on September 30, 2002, as the third single from her debut studio album, Come Away with Me (2002). The song reached number 21 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 and number two in Canada. It also peaked at number five ...
The latest track of a certain vintage to get new life is “That’s Not My Name.” The Ting Tings’ 2008 calling card has been embraced by an ever-expanding gaggle of celebrities — including ...
The song "Nymphs and shepherds, come away" occurs in a pastoral interlude at the beginning of Act IV, after an orchestral introduction – a "Symphony of Rustick Musick". [2] In the nineteenth century it became a popular concert piece, generally for soprano voice, [ 1 ] and a second stanza, by William Hayman Cummings , was added to Shadwell's ...
Come Away Melinda" is a song written by Fred Hellerman and Fran Minkoff. An anti-war song, its first release was by Harry Belafonte in May 1963. The same year, The Big 3 (folk group) - a folk group featuring Cass Elliot, later of The Mamas and Papas, - recorded the song for their first album. The song was subsequently recorded by many other ...
The song's lyrics refer to several historical figures, starting with the Ukrainian Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky who "got an ice pick / that made his ears burn". [5] The second verse reels off "dear old Lenny", that is, the stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce ; "the Great Elmyra", identified by Cornwell as painter and art forger Elmyr de Hory ...
"Let's Get Away from It All" is a popular song with music by Matt Dennis and lyrics by Tom Adair, published in 1941. The song is most commonly associated with Frank Sinatra (who had a hit with it as a member of The Pied Pipers while he was a part of Tommy Dorsey's orchestra [1] and later for his Come Fly with Me album), but many others have recorded it and it is considered a standard of ...