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Lyr Req: Long Long Ago Related thread: Origins: Long, Long Ago (Thomas Haynes Bayly) (54) |
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Subject: Long long ago From: Suibhan Date: 17 May 98 - 02:18 AM I am sure someone out there knows the words to "Long Long Ago." I think there are a few different sets of lyrics to this tune, can someone enlighten me? I can't find it in the database, don't know what to look for. Nothing comes up using this title. |
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: LONG, LONG AGO (T. H. Bayly) From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Sep 99 - 04:56 PM Gee, nobody ever answered this one, and I couldn't find the song in the database. -Joe Offer- LONG, LONG AGOWords and Music By: T. H. Bayly
Tell me the tales -Joe Offer- MIDI file: LONGLO~1.MID Timebase: 192 Name: Long Long Ago This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it, see our Links page ABC format: X:1
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Subject: RE: Long long ago From: Lesley N. Date: 23 Sep 99 - 05:08 PM Gee Joe, you could have gotten it from me - I don't charge anything! By way of information on the tune: This song was written in 1833 by English songwriter and dramatist, Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839), whose other songs include Gaily the Troubadour. It was not published until ten years later, after Bayly had died. The song first appeared when Rufus Griswold, editor of a Philadelphia magazine, published a collection of Bayly's poems and songs in 1843. Bayly originally named the tune The Long Ago, so it appears Griswold changed the name. It achieved instant popularity and was the most popular song in America in 1843. Bayly is also known as the source for the quote, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." The line occurs in his song Isle of Beauty. There is some debate as to whether Bayly should be credited with the line as others had written similar sentiments.
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Subject: RE: Long long ago From: Date: 23 Sep 99 - 11:38 PM What about this thread, Joe? |
Subject: RE: Long long ago From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Sep 99 - 11:59 PM Aaaaargh! I searched for long long ago and came up with just this one thread. long ago comes up with three threads, all on the same song. Darn. Oh, well, it gives me a chance to provide a link to the song at Lesley's excellent site - click here. -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Long Long Ago From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 04 Sep 13 - 12:58 PM Joe's post of 23 Sep 99: New address for The Contemplator, Lesley Nelson-Burns. A remarkable collection. Not just "folk" but authored lyrics popular with the "folk." Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America www.contemplator.com/folk.html "Long, Long Ago!" (Bayly)- http://www.contemplator.com/england/longago.html |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Long Long Ago From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 04 Sep 13 - 01:09 PM Correct lyrics posted by Jim Dixon, 07 Nov 08; thread 3216. Long, Long Ago |
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