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Jakers! takes place in two different settings, in two different time periods. In the present time (the frame story), Piggley Winks lives in the United States (or Great Britain, according to different versions) and tells stories of his childhood in a rural area in the rural south of Ireland to his three grandchildren.
Digitized from a 78 single released in 1929. "Button Up Your Overcoat" is a popular song. The music was written by Ray Henderson, the lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The song was published in 1928, and was first performed later that same year by vocalist Ruth Etting. However, the most famous rendition of this song was recorded early the ...
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes " is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. Its first recorded performance was by Gertrude Niesen, who recorded the song with orchestral direction from Ray ...
If You Go Away. " If You Go Away " is an adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel song "Ne me quitte pas" with English lyrics by Rod McKuen. Created as part of a larger project to translate Brel's work, "If You Go Away" is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists, including Greta Keller, for whom some say McKuen wrote the lyrics.
The song was ranked No. 12 on Billboard ' s "Hot 100 for 1961 – Top Sides of the Year" [12] and No. 23 on Cash Box ' s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961". [13] The song was the lead track on Bobby Vee's album, Take Good Care of My Baby, which was released in 1962. [14] Vee re-recorded the song as a ballad in 1972. [2]
—Leonard Cohen His original version, recorded on his 1984 album Various Positions, contains allusions to several biblical verses, including the stories of Samson and Delilah from the Book of Judges ("she cut your hair") as well as King David and Bathsheba ("you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you"). Cohen's lyrical poetry and his view that "many different ...
Save Your Tears. " Save Your Tears " is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020). It was released to Dutch contemporary hit radio on August 9, 2020 as the album's fourth and final single. The song was written and produced by the Weeknd, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter, with Belly and ...
Mom, Take Care of Yourself! " Mom, Take Care of Yourself! " (Mandarin: " 媽媽請你也保重 "), or "Mama, Please Take Care" is a cover of the 1957 Japanese song "Though We Came to Tokyo" ( Japanese: 俺らは東京へ來たけれど), originally composed by Shinichi Nozaki (野崎真一), with lyrics by Takashi Kojima (小島高志), and ...