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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.
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 ...
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 ...
do not give me this torment. Come back to Surriento, make me live! Look at the sea of Surriento, what a treasure it is! Even who has travelled all over the world, has never seen a sea like this one. Look at these mermaids that stare, amazed, at you, that love you so much. They would like to kiss you, And you say: "I am leaving, goodbye." You go ...
"Ne me quitte pas" ("Don't leave me") is a 1959 song by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel. It has been covered in the original French by many artists and has also been translated into and performed in many other languages. A well-known adaptation, with English lyrics by Rod McKuen, is "If You Go Away".
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 ...
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 ...