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"School Days" is an American popular song written in 1907 by Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards. Its subject is of a mature couple looking back sentimentally on their childhood together in primary school. [1] The song was featured in a Broadway show of the same name, the first in a series of
The song was covered in 1957 by "The Bob Court Skiffle" as "School Day" and released on UK Decca F 10905 The song was covered by Jan & Dean on their 1964 album Dead Man's Curve – The New Girl In School, under the title "School Days". Their version was released on a single by Liberty Records in 1966.
It is recorded as a toast dating to at least the nineteenth century, [1] though it is often mistakenly attributed to the Irish painter Francis Bacon [2] (1909–1992) or the American musician Tom Waits (born 1949). Other examples of its use include: "Mr. Jorrocks then called upon the company in succession for a toast, a song, or a sentiment.
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The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March or March of the Toreadors, is the popular name for the aria " Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("I return your toast to you"), from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
Lyrics provided by Genius [Intro] Oh, mm-mm [Chorus] I could eat that girl for lunch Yeah, she dances on my tongue Tastes like she might be the one And I could never get enough I could buy her so ...
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The song was adapted in 1954 by American songwriter Jack Lawrence, who wrote English lyrics that are considerably different from the original French ones. The English language title arises in part from a misinterpretation of the French title, as "pauvre Jean" was taken for the same-sounding "pauvres gens", which translates as "poor people." [2] [3]