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1 Lyrics. 2 Origins. 3 In popular culture. 4 Notes. Toggle the table of contents. ... "Star Light, Star Bright" is an English language nursery rhyme of American origin.
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor , "The Star". [ 1 ] The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery , a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann .
Source [2]. John Henry Hopkins Jr. organized the carol in such a way that three male voices would each sing a solo verse in order to correspond with the three kings. [3] The first and last verses of the carol are sung together by all three as "verses of praise", while the intermediate verses are sung individually with each king describing the gift he was bringing. [4]
Star Light, Star Bright, an English language nursery rhyme; Apparent magnitude, a measurement of brightness of stars and astronomical objects as seen from Earth; Bright Star (disambiguation) "Starbright Boy", a song by Bis from the album The New Transistor Heroes, 1997
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", [2] a poem written by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Australia (Kent Music Report) [17] 25 Canadian RPM Top Singles [18] 3 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [19] 1 New Zealand [20] 21 US Billboard Hot 100 [21] 3 US Billboard Easy Listening [22] 2 US Cash Box Top 100 [23] 2 US Record World: 4
Bright Star is a musical written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in 1945–46 with flashbacks to 1923. The musical is inspired by their Grammy -winning collaboration on the 2013 bluegrass album Love Has Come for You [ 1 ] and, in turn, the folk tale of the Iron Mountain Baby .
[5] [16] The lyrics are a double-entendre and compare a lover's "heavenly body" with the stars in the sky, while the "simple" refrain refers the nursery rhyme "Star Light, Star Bright". [5] [17] [12] The line Shine your heavenly body tonight is considered the closest the song has to a sexual innuendo. [18]