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I Belong to Glasgow" is a song written and recorded by the music hall entertainer Will Fyffe in 1920. It has been performed by Danny Kaye , Eartha Kitt , Gracie Fields and Kirk Douglas . According to Albert Mackie's The Scotch Comedians (1973), Fyffe got the inspiration for the song from a drunk he met at Glasgow Central Station .
"Mairi's Wedding" (also known as Marie's Wedding, the Lewis Bridal Song, or Scottish Gaelic: Màiri Bhàn "Blond Mary") is a Scottish folk song originally written in Gaelic by John Roderick Bannerman (1865–1938) for Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997) on the occasion of her winning the gold medal at the National Mòd in 1934.
The song is believed to have been written in 1920, but it is unclear if it was first released that year. A known release of the song in 1921 shows it as a B side to "I'm 94 To-Day". [11] The song was released as an A side in 1927. [12] He was so popular that the Empire Theatre in Glasgow ran a 'Will Fyffe' competition, with dozens of entrants ...
Belting out the song as the clock strikes midnight is a long-held tradition in Scotland and around the world, but, after confidently singing the first line, you most likely end up singing “la ...
The song was released in 1994 as the third single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and it reached number 38 on US's Billboard Hot 100, and number 26 in the UK Top 40. With its chart success, this song became the hit with the longest un-bracketed title at fifty-two characters as of 2007. [2]
The song for which he is best known "The Celtic Song" is still played at the start of home matches for Celtic F.C. [1] Daly also toured extensively and is probably best remembered for appearing on BBC Scotland show The White Heather Club as well as in many pantomimes at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre, [2] where he also frequently topped the bill in ...
"Billy Boys", also titled "The Billy Boys", [1] is a loyalist song from Glasgow, sung to the tune of "Marching Through Georgia". [1] It originated in the 1920s as the signature song of one of the Glasgow razor gangs led by Billy Fullerton [ 2 ] and later became viewed to reflect the long-running sectarian religious hatred directed by some ...
"Flower of Scotland" (Scottish Gaelic: Flùr na h-Alba, Scots: Flouer o Scotland) is a Scottish patriotic song commonly used as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. Written sometime in the mid-1960s by folk musician Roy Williamson , its lyrics describe the victory of Robert the Bruce , King of Scots , over Edward II , King of England , at ...