4/6/2023 0 Comments And yet it moves harbor lights![]() ![]() A Polish version titled "Portowe światła", with lyrics by Herold (pseudonym for Henryk Szpilman), was recorded in 1938 by Mieczysław Fogg (released as Syrena Electro 2035), shortly after World War II by Tadeusz Miller (released as Melodje 118), and by Irena Santor in 1966 (released as Muza XL0311). Other versions were recorded by The Ink Spots, Lawrence Welk, LaVern Baker, The Platters, Engelbert Humperdinck, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Vera Lynn, Clyde McPhatter, Arthur Tracy and Jon Rauhouse. The song has been recorded by many artists charting versions were recorded by Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby, Ray Anthony, Ralph Flanagan, Elvis Presley, and Ken Griffin. A blue plaque is today fixed to the wall of the pub. The song Harbour Lights was recorded by the Platters and many others. Some time later he wrote the lyric and music was added. He saw some lights on a pub and decided to stop. As he neared the coast a fog descended and he was confused about the direction. Īpparently the lyricist Jimmy Kennedy was driving from London (UK) down to Southampton on the South coast along the A3 road which led south to Portsmouth. ![]() The lonely singer hopes that the lights will someday signal the sweetheart's return. ![]() Kennedy's lyrics describe the sight of harbour lights in the darkness, which signal that the ship carrying the singer's sweetheart is sailing away. several versions featured a ukulele, and a steel guitar. The melody of the song is done in a Hawaiian style, 18 years before this island became a state. Another famous early version was recorded by American singer Frances Langford in Los Angeles September 14, 1937, and was published again in 1950. The song was originally recorded by Roy Fox & his Orchestra with vocal by Barry Gray in London January 29, 1937. " Harbor Lights", is a popular song with music by Hugh Williams (the pseudonym of exiled Austrian composer Will Grosz) and lyrics by Northern Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. Song by Frances Langford "Harbour Lights" ![]()
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