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kopie
Posts : 249 Join date : 2013-06-01
| Subject: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:32 pm | |
| "Two Little Boys" is a song written by American composer Theodore Morse and lyricist Edward Madden. It was written in 1902 and became a popular music hall song of the time, made popular by Harry Lauder. It was originally recorded by British Music Hall star Harry Lauder in 1903 and was rediscovered and recoded by Rolf Harris, becoming the biggest selling single in 1969. It was also said to be Maggie Thatcher's favourite song. It tells the story of 2 brothers who share horses as boys and later share them in battle during war. The exact war was not specified, although it could be the Boer War. Source: wikipedia, so not hugely reliable! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]I have read somewhere, can't remember where, that this song may actually have been inspired by Wassall's resue of Westwood from the Buffalo river. |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 56 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:26 pm | |
| It was based on the American Civil War. |
| | | kopie
Posts : 249 Join date : 2013-06-01
| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:32 pm | |
| Composer being American, that would make sense. Do you know that for a fact littlehand? When I search around, I can find no source which can say so with any certainty.
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| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:42 pm | |
| Hi kopie/ littlehand,
"The song would appear to have its origins in the fiction of the Victorian children's writer Juliana Horatia Ewing, whose book Jackanapes was a story about the eponymous hero and his friend Tom, who having ridden wooden horses as two little boys end up together on a Napoleonic battlefield. There Jackanapes rides to the rescue of the wounded and dismounted Tom. Jackanapes nobly replies to Tom's entreaties to save himself, "Leave you"? "To save my skin"? "No, Tom, not to save my soul". And unfortunately takes a fatal bullet in the process." Wiki.......
me, i heard ACW to, any advance on Napoleonic, crecy ? cheers |
| | | 24th
Posts : 1862 Join date : 2009-03-25
| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:44 pm | |
| Not a good topic, to discuss, considering what's going on with Mr Harris. |
| | | impi
Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 44
| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:50 pm | |
| Why! Rolf Harris is innocent, until proven guilty. However I would suggest moving this to off topic? |
| | | littlehand
Posts : 7076 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 56 Location : Down South.
| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:10 pm | |
| - kopie wrote:
- Composer being American, that would make sense.
Do you know that for a fact littlehand? When I search around, I can find no source which can say so with any certainty.
I recall seeing it. in an explanation on the record sleeve. I will ask my father to dig it out of the loft. It won't be this year. |
| | | kopie
Posts : 249 Join date : 2013-06-01
| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:13 pm | |
| - littlehand wrote:
- kopie wrote:
- Composer being American, that would make sense.
Do you know that for a fact littlehand? When I search around, I can find no source which can say so with any certainty.
I recall seeing it. in an explanation on the record sleeve. I will ask my father to dig it out of the loft. It won't be this year. That is very kind littlehand, but please don't trouble your father. xhosa, I read in an article a few hours ago that Ewing based her Jackanapes story on Wassall's rescue of Westwood!?!? |
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| Subject: Re: Two Little Boys Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:41 pm | |
| Hi all, yeah kopie same here.my initial thought though was the same as littlehand, and i want to say crimea xhosa |
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