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  2. Bonny Portmore - Wikipedia

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    "Bonny Portmore" is an Irish traditional folk song which laments the demise of Ireland's old oak forests, specifically the Great Oak of Portmore or the Portmore Ornament Tree, which fell in a windstorm in 1760 and was subsequently used for shipbuilding and other purposes.

  3. O Tannenbaum - Wikipedia

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    The modern lyrics were written in 1824 by the Leipzig organist, teacher and composer Ernst Anschütz. A Tannenbaum is a fir tree. The lyrics do not actually refer to Christmas, or describe a decorated Christmas tree. Instead, they refer to the fir's evergreen quality as a symbol of constancy and faithfulness. [1]

  4. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Wikipedia

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    "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. It was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell, with Motown/Stax backing vocalist Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson and her sister Pamela Vincent on backing vocals. [1]

  5. Moody River - Wikipedia

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    "Moody River" is a song written by and originally performed by country rockabilly singer Chase Webster (real name Gary Daniel Bruce, not to be confused with Gary Bruce, the drummer of The Knack). Pat Boone recorded and released his own version in May 1961, where it reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following month. [ 1 ]

  6. Daniel (Elton John song) - Wikipedia

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    "Daniel" is a song written by English musician Elton John and his long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was first released on John's 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player as its opening track.

  7. The Cooper Temple Clause - Wikipedia

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    The limited edition double CD contained 3 extra songs and live versions of "Panzer Attack" and "Let's Kill Music". It was well received by critics and reached number 27 in the UK Albums Chart. [3] Fisher wrote the lyrics for this first album. [4]

  8. Dragostea din tei - Wikipedia

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    "Dragostea din tei", a 1980s-inspired dance-pop, synth-pop, Eurodisco and Europop song, is performed in Romanian, with its lyrics about having sexual intercourse under trees according to Balan. Music critics have described the lyrics as nonsensical or as being about a phone conversation with a love interest.

  9. Poinciana (song) - Wikipedia

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    Lyrics for the song were completed in about thirty minutes by Buddy Bernier, who cited as his inspiration a postcard of a royal Poinciana tree he had recently received from Florida. [ 3 ] Reportedly "Poinciana" was largely overlooked for several years, being somewhat longer than a typical contemporary song.