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05 Jan 01 - 06:32 PM (#369326) Subject: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them?? From: GUEST,Celeste Who wrote Lord of the Dance and does anyone know where to find them?? Also who wrote the actual music?? |
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05 Jan 01 - 06:41 PM (#369334) Subject: Lyr Add: LORD OF THE DANCE (Sydney Carter) From: Bernard Sydney Carter wrote the words, the tune is a traditional Shaker melody. LORD OF THE DANCE (Sydney Carter) I danced in the morning when the world was begun And I danced in the Moon and the stars and the Sun I came down from Heaven and I danced on the earth At Bethlehem I had my birth. Chorus: Dance, then, wherever you may be I am the Lord of the Dance, said He, And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He. I danced for the Scribe and the Pharisee But they wouldn't dance, and they wouldn't follow me. I danced for the fishermen, for James and John, They came with me and the Dance went on.
I danced on the Sabbath, and I cured the lame,
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black
They cut me down and I leapt up high, I believe Sydney Carter is not too happy with Michael Flatley for using the title 'Lord of the Dance'... |
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05 Jan 01 - 07:38 PM (#369375) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Burke This comes up frequently. Try this thread. Or just put Lord of the Dance in the filter box & set the age for a year or so. |
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05 Jan 01 - 08:57 PM (#369420) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Barry T Here is the link I always point people to for the background of the song. |
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05 Jan 01 - 09:09 PM (#369428) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Joe Offer We used to have a number of Sydney Carter songs in our Digital Tradition database, but Carter's publisher asked that they be removed - maybe it has something to do with Flatley having made all that money on "Lord of the Dance." The tune is usually known as Simple Gifts (click), a Shaker melody from the 19th century. Aaron Copland used the tune in his beautiful piece, "Appalachian Spring." -Joe Offer- |
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05 Jan 01 - 09:17 PM (#369432) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Susanne (skw) Joe, I know this has been suggested before - but it would make sense to leave the titles of songs that have been removed on copyright grounds in the DT and put a brief note pointing this out alongside (or underneath) them. At least it might stop people from thinking we hadn't got them and re-posting them to the Forum. |
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05 Jan 01 - 09:18 PM (#369433) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Callie I heard quite a funny parody of the song at a festival that wne something like:
Dance, dance, wherever you may be Written by Duncan Chalmers. The last verse has something about Sidney Carter getting the last say. |
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06 Jan 01 - 07:42 AM (#369612) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Snuffy And the Kipper Family's Bored of the Dance is still in the Digital Tradition database. Wassail! V |
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06 Jan 01 - 03:53 PM (#369863) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: McGrath of Harlow In the case of the Lord of the Dance I think it's be a good idea to have a link to http://www.stainer.co.uk/lotd.html, <the link Barry had there) actually in the DT.
It'd mean that people would be able to get the song through the DT, which is good for the DT, and also it would be an act of good will to Sydney Carter. I'm sure it wasn't his idea to pull the other songs out of the DT as well as "Lord of The Dance", where, thanks to Flattley, there were special reasons. He really is an lovely man. |
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07 Jan 01 - 04:36 AM (#370253) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Joe Offer Hi, Susanne - take a look in the database for Lord of the Dance or 1913 Massacre and you'll see your suggestion has been implemented. McGrath - your idea sounds good - why not send it in a personal message to Dick Greenhaus? -Joe Offer- |
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07 Jan 01 - 08:35 PM (#370592) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: GUEST,Julia The Shaker tune "Simple Gifts" was made by Shaker Brother John Brackett in Alfred Maine in 1835 |
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07 Jan 01 - 10:30 PM (#370661) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord of the Dance and who wrote them From: Guy Wolff Julia Thanks for that date.. Ive always wondered about that one.. Yours Guy Wolff |