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In Eliot's view, this makes Kipling a 'ballad-writer', and that was already, he thought, more difficult in 1941 than in Kipling's time, as people no longer had the music hall to inspire them. [4] Eliot thought Kipling's ballads unusual, also, in that Kipling had been careful to make it possible to absorb each ballad's message on a single hearing.
"The Quartermaster's Store" is a traditional song from England.It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 10508. [1] The origins of both tune and words are uncertain. It was sung by British and ANZAC soldiers during World War I, [2] [3] [4] but may be an older song of the prewar British regular army, [3] or even have origins dating back to the English Civil War in the 17th century. [4]
Tommy" is an 1890 poem [1] by Rudyard Kipling, reprinted in his 1892 Barrack-Room Ballads. [2] The poem addresses the ordinary British soldier of Kipling's time in a sympathetic manner. [ 3 ] It is written from the point of view of such a soldier, and contrasts the treatment they receive from the general public during peace and during war.
Rudyard Kipling "Danny Deever" is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling, one of the first of the Barrack-Room Ballads. It received wide critical and popular acclaim, and is often regarded as one of the most significant pieces of Kipling's early verse. The poem, a ballad, describes the execution of a British soldier in India for murder. His execution ...
The chorus of the song exhorted its audience to "pass the hat for your credit's sake, and pay– pay– pay!" The patriotic poem and song caused a sensation and were constantly performed throughout the war and beyond. Kipling was offered a knighthood shortly after publication of the poem but declined the honour. Vast numbers of copies of the ...
Kipling's daughter and heiress objected to this version, which turned Kipling's Burma girl into a Burma broad, the temple-bells into crazy bells, and the man, who east of Suez can raise a thirst, into a cat. [21] Sinatra sang the song in Australia in 1959 and relayed the story of the Kipling family's objections to the song. [23]
"A Pilgrim's Way" is one of the most popular of poems by Rudyard Kipling. It was set to music by Peter Bellamy, [2] and has been recorded by Cockersdale, [3] Finest Kind, [4] John Roberts & Tony Barrand, [5] Damien Barber & Mike Wilson, [6] as well as the band Pilgrims’ Way (comprising Lucy Wright, Tom Kitching and Edwin Beasant).
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time. It is composed in the key of G Major with Roger Daltrey's vocal range spanning from G 3 to A 4. [4] The song makes repeated use of suspended fourth chords that resolve to triads.