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The first verse refers to God the Father fixing limits for the sea as described in Job 38:8-11 and Psalm 104:6-9. The second verse refers to Jesus' miracles of calming the storm in Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35:41, and Luke 8:22-25 and walking on the waters of the Sea of Galilee in Mark 6:45-53, Matthew 14:22-34, and John 6:15-21.
The Skye Boat Song" (Roud 3772) is a late 19th-century Scottish song adaptation of a Gaelic song composed c.1782 by William Ross, entitled Cuachag nan Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"). [1] In the original song, the composer laments to a cuckoo that his unrequited love , Lady Marion Ross, is rejecting him.
"The Song of the Seabees" (1943) – Words by Sam M. Lewis [5] "Autumn Serenade" (1945), co-written with Sammy Gallop – Recorded in 1945 by The Modernaires with Paula Kelly , it has been recorded many times over the years by artists including John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963), June Christy , and Kurt Elling .
[3] Bing Crosby included the song in his album How the West Was Won (1959). Pete Seeger sings additional verses written by Charlie King to protest the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire (1976). [4] [5] [6] Both versions of the song are included on the live album Pete Seeger Singalong - Sanders Theatre, Cambridge ...
Pere Ubu's 1978 song "Caligari's Mirror" is a post-punk reworking of "Drunken Sailor". [24] Irish pop group Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions released a disco version of the song in 1981, which became a top 20 hit in the Irish charts. [25] The melody was also utilized by NFL Films composer Sam Spence for his track "Up as She Rises". [26]
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Billboard magazine announced the song's release on the RCA Victor label in its January 17, 1942 issue. [2] Two weeks after release, the song was #7 nationally in record sales and #10 in sheet music sales. [3] The Victor Records 78 single peaked at #3 on the Billboard singles chart that year with a chart run of eight weeks. [4]
The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first director of the USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala.Its music originates from an 1867 work by Jacques Offenbach with the lyrics added by an anonymous author at an unknown time in the following years.