"Harrison sings of friends who are ""drunk away, shot away, or die away from you"". Author Ian Inglis likens the song's message, regarding the need to accept and prepare for death, to a philosophical point espoused by Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges. Inglis writes that, like Borges in his poem ""Limits"", Harrison fully accepts the impermanence of life and so challenges Dylan Thomas's contention (in ""Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"") that the inevitability of death should be defied until the end. Harrison recorded ""Writing's on the Wall"" during the main sessions for ""Somewhere in England"", held at"
"Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems ""Do not go gentle into that good night"" and ""And death shall have no dominion""; the 'play for voices' ""Under Milk Wood""; and stories and radio broadcasts such as ""A Child's Christmas in Wales"" and ""Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog"". He became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged,"
"Paul Ferris describes as ""unusually blunt""; the ribald ""Lament"" and an ode, in the form of a villanelle, to his dying father ""Do not go gentle into that good night"". Despite a range of wealthy patrons, including Margaret Taylor, Princess Marguerite Caetani and Marged Howard-Stepney, Thomas was still in financial difficulty, and he wrote several begging letters to notable literary figures including the likes of T. S. Eliot. Taylor was not keen on Thomas taking another trip to the United States, and thought that if Thomas had a permanent address in London he would be able to gain steady work"
"Come, Gentle Night! ""Come, Gentle Night!"" is a poem by Clifton Bingham set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901. It is a song for soprano voice, the title page advertising that it was sung by Madame Clara Butt. The song was written at the same time as Elgar's ""Cockaigne"", and published in 1901 by Boosey & Co. in London and New York. In his book on Elgar, Thomas Dunhill criticised this and others of his songs, finding it ""...almost unbelievable that a composer of such power and distinction should have been willing to attach his name"
"the last line of the second and fourth stanzas, and the third line of the first stanza serves as the last line of the third and fifth stanzas. The rhyme-and-refrain pattern of the villanelle can be schematized as AbA abA abA abA abA abAA where letters (""a"" and ""b"") indicate the two rhyme sounds, upper case indicates a refrain (""A""), and superscript numerals ( and ) indicate Refrain 1 and Refrain 2. The pattern is below set against the poem: Do not go gentle into that good night ""Do not go gentle into that good night"" is a poem in"
"before Christmas 1952. It has no title other than its first line, ""Do not go gentle into that good night"", a line that appears as a refrain throughout the poem along with its other refrain, ""Rage, rage against the dying of the light"". The poem currently remains under copyright, although the text is available online. The villanelle consists of five stanzas of three lines (tercets) followed by a single stanza of four lines (a quatrain) for a total of nineteen lines. It is structured by two repeating rhymes and two refrains: the first line of the first stanza serves as"
"to productions like ""After"", ""The Pipes of Pan"", ""Come, Gentle Night!"" and ""Pleading"""". Dunhill considered some ""...scarcely distinguishable from pot-boilers turned out by baser English composers in the days of ballad concerts."" Come, Gentle Night! ""Come, Gentle Night!"" is a poem by Clifton Bingham set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901. It is a song for soprano voice, the title page advertising that it was sung by Madame Clara Butt. The song was written at the same time as Elgar's ""Cockaigne"", and published in 1901 by Boosey & Co. in London and New York. In his"
"Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) ""Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)"" is a 1980 soul record by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, which was released as an answer of sorts to Teddy Pendergrass' hit, ""Turn Off the Lights"", was an ode to love sung by Ronald Isley, who begs his lady in his trademark falsetto to give him her love, stating if ""people say that love is for the giving/so lemme love you, girl"". Released as the first single off their 1980 platinum album, ""Go All the Way"", the song was also"
"Goodnight, Ladies ""Goodnight, Ladies"" is a folk song attributed to Edwin Pearce Christy, originally intended to be sung during a minstrel show. Drawing from an 1847 song by Christy entitled ""Farewell, Ladies"", the song as known today was first published on May 16, 1867. Charles Ives quoted the song in (1897-1913): I. Washington's Birthday, toward the end of the movement. Meredith Willson features the piece as the tenth number in The Music Man (1957). Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album ""101 Gang Songs"" (1961). VERSE I: Goodnight, ladies! Goodnight, ladies! Goodnight, ladies! We're going to"
"up just for this."" The National Radio Hall of Fame respectfully ignored that suggestion, inducting ""Easy Aces"" in 1990. Goodman Ace Goodman Ace (15 January 1899 – 25 March 1982), born Goodman Aiskowitz, was an American humourist, radio writer and comedian, television writer, and magazine columnist. ""Goody"" (as he was known to friends) is not always the most recognisable writer/performer of his era by today's reader or listener, but his low-key, literate drollery and softly tart way of tweaking trends and pretenses made him one of the most sought after writers in radio and television during the 1930s through '60s."
"in character. Daniel Owen is credited as the first Welsh-language novelist, publishing ""Rhys Lewis"" in 1885. The best-known of the Anglo-Welsh poets are both Thomases. Dylan Thomas became famous on both sides of the Atlantic in the mid-20th century. He is remembered for his poetry—his ""Do not go gentle into that good night; Rage, rage against the dying of the light"" is one of the most quoted couplets of English language verse—and for his ""play for voices"", ""Under Milk Wood"". The influential Church in Wales ""poet-priest"" and Welsh nationalist R. S. Thomas was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature"
"Good Night (Beatles song) ""Good Night"" is a song by the Beatles, composed by John Lennon, but credited to Lennon–McCartney. It is sung by Ringo Starr, the only Beatle to appear on the track. The music was provided by an orchestra arranged and conducted by George Martin. It is the last song on the Beatles' 1968 album ""The Beatles"" (also known as the ""White Album""). John Lennon wrote the song as a lullaby for his five-year-old son Julian. The original version of ""Good Night"" featured George Harrison and John Lennon playing the melody on guitars with them and Paul McCartney"
"Tom Lovatt-Williams Tom Lovatt-Williams, often known as T. Lovatt Williams, (28 May 1897 – 22 September 1986) was an English poet and writer about railways and nature topics. His best-known poem, ""Oxford"", was broadcast several times on the BBC programme ""Poetry Please"", and is included in the published anthology of favourite poems from that programme. His novel ""The Gentle Years"" was read on the BBC's Book at Bedtime by Richard Harris. What was not publicised at the time was that it was based on his childhood experiences at Ellesmere, near Oswestry, where he was born. He was a regular contributor"
"Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye ""Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye"" is a song by Leonard Cohen. It was first released in November 1967, in a version by Judy Collins on her album ""Wildflowers"". The following month, Cohen's own version was issued on his debut album ""Songs of Leonard Cohen"". Cohen wrote the song when staying at the Penn Terminal Hotel on 34th Street in New York City in 1966. He wrote:The room is too hot. I can't open the windows. I am in the midst of a bitter quarrel with a blonde woman. The song is"
"children. He was playing the organ at church services at the age of 13. His improvisations on both piano and organ were inspiring. Tom Lovatt-Williams Tom Lovatt-Williams, often known as T. Lovatt Williams, (28 May 1897 – 22 September 1986) was an English poet and writer about railways and nature topics. His best-known poem, ""Oxford"", was broadcast several times on the BBC programme ""Poetry Please"", and is included in the published anthology of favourite poems from that programme. His novel ""The Gentle Years"" was read on the BBC's Book at Bedtime by Richard Harris. What was not publicised at the"
"Goodnight, Irene ""Goodnight, Irene"" or ""Irene, Goodnight,"" is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 3/4 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. The lyrics tell of the singer's troubled past with his love, Irene, and express his sadness and frustration. Several verses refer explicitly to suicidal fantasies, most famously in the line ""sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown,"" which was the inspiration for the 1964 Ken Kesey novel ""Sometimes a Great Notion"" and a song of the same name from John Mellencamp's 1989 album, ""Big Daddy"","
"It was a dark and stormy night ""It was a dark and stormy night"" is an often-mocked and parodied phrase considered to represent ""the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing"", also known as purple prose. The phrase was first used by Washington Irving in his 1809 ""A History of New York"". Its status as a catchphrase for bad writing comes from the opening sentence of English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1830 novel ""Paul Clifford"": ""Writer's Digest"" described this sentence as ""the literary posterchild for bad story starters"". On the other hand, the ""American Book Review"" ranked it"
"Cary Gilbert Cary Grant Gilbert (March 20, 1942 – February 15, 1993) was an American lyricist who wrote songs with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff at Philadelphia International Records in the 1970s. Among the songs he co-wrote are the international #1 hits ""Me and Mrs. Jones"" and ""Don't Leave Me This Way."" Gilbert, widely known as ""Hippy,"" grew up in Camden, New Jersey, and became friends with Gamble and Huff when the two were members of Kenny Gamble & the Romeos. After holding several jobs and marrying, Gilbert turned to songwriting with Gamble and Huff and penned the lyrics for"
"Goodnight Sweetheart (Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly song) ""Goodnight, Sweetheart"" is a British popular song written in 1931. It has been performed by Al Bowlly, Kate Smith, Connie Francis (for her 1959 album ""My Thanks to You""), Dick Haymes (for his ""Imagination"" album), Gordon MacRae (for his 1957 album ""Motion Picture Soundstage""), Sarah Vaughan (for her 1962 album ""Sarah + 2"") and Dean Martin (for his 1958 album ""Sleep Warm""), among others, and was the theme song for the 1990s BBC time-travel sitcom ""Goodnight Sweetheart"" starring Nicholas Lyndhurst, which was named after it. ""Goodnight, Sweetheart"" was written in"
"for the Philadelphia International All-Stars. Gilbert died in February 1993, at age 50, from complications associated with diabetes. Cary Gilbert Cary Grant Gilbert (March 20, 1942 – February 15, 1993) was an American lyricist who wrote songs with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff at Philadelphia International Records in the 1970s. Among the songs he co-wrote are the international #1 hits ""Me and Mrs. Jones"" and ""Don't Leave Me This Way."" Gilbert, widely known as ""Hippy,"" grew up in Camden, New Jersey, and became friends with Gamble and Huff when the two were members of Kenny Gamble & the Romeos. After"
"A few more days for to tote the weary load, No matter 'twill never be light. A few more days till we totter on the road, Then my old Kentucky home, good-night! Weep no more my lady, oh! weep no more today! We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home, For the old Kentucky home far away. </poem> Modern renditions (with Kentucky officially adopting this change in 1986) of the song change the word ""darkies"" to ""people"". My Old Kentucky Home ""My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!"" is an anti-slavery ballad originally written by Stephen Foster, (probably) composed in"
"Gentle Annie (song) ""Gentle Annie"" is a popular American song written by Stephen Foster in 1856. Tradition has that it was written in honor of Annie Jenkins, the daughter of a grocer in Federal Street, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, named Morgan Jenkins. However, Foster's biographer and niece, Evelyn Foster Morneweck, disputes this and states that it is probably written in honor of his cousin, Annie Evans, who died shortly before it was composed. Some sources say it is Foster's farewell to his maternal grandmother, Annie Pratt McGinnis Hart. His paternal grandmother was Ann Barclay. An alternative version from Australia is also known"
"A Good Night (John Legend song) ""A Good Night"" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Legend. It was written by Raye, Sasha Sloan, and Mike D and produced by BloodPop. Released as a single by John Legend Music and Columbia Records on April 4, 2018, it reached number seven on the US ""Billboard"" Adult R&B Songs. An accompanying music video was directed by Mishka Kornai. Produced by Ryan Huffman for Whitelist.tv in conjunction with Google, it was captured entirely on 23 Google Pixel 2 smartphones. Legend commented that “the song and the video are about a magical night where"
"Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed ""Elegy XIX: To His Mistress Going to Bed"", originally spelled ""To His Mistris Going to Bed"", is a poem written by the metaphysical poet John Donne. The elegy was refused a licence for publishing in Donne's posthumous collection, ""Poems"", in 1633, but was printed in an anthology, ""The Harmony of the Muses"" in 1654. The poem is classified as one of Donne's love poems, ""marked by an energetic, often bawdy wit, a new explicitness about sexual desire and experience, and an irreverent new attitude towards authority figures"". Several poetic conventions, such as"
"Glenn Sutton Royce Glenn Sutton (September 28, 1937 – April 17, 2007) was an American country music songwriter, record producer, and architect of the ""countrypolitan"" sound. Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, ""Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"", ""Take Me to Your World"" (which would be the last song Wynette ever sang in concert before her death in 1998), ""I Don't Wanna Play House, ""The Ways to Love a Man"", ""Kids Say the Darndest Things"", and ""Bedtime Story"". He also wrote the song ""What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)"" (recorded"
"22 February 1952, Thomas recorded five of his poems: ""In the white giant's thigh"", ""Fern Hill"", ""Do not go gentle into that good night"", ""Ballad of the Long-legged Bait"", and ""Ceremony After a Fire Raid"". When they asked him what he would use to fill up the LP's B-side, rather than more poetry, Thomas preferred a story. He could not remember its actual title and said that he wanted to read, as he phrased it, """"A Child's Christmas in Wales"""". On the day of recording, Thomas arrived at the studio without a copy of his story. A copy of ""Harper's"
"Dorothy Fields Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include ""The Way You Look Tonight"" (1936), ""A Fine Romance"" (1936), ""On the Sunny Side of the Street"" (1930), ""Don't Blame Me"" (1948), ""Pick Yourself Up"" (1936), ""I'm in the Mood for Love"" (1935) and ""You Couldn't Be Cuter"" (1938). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse,"
"unclassifiable."" Olson continued that in a postmodern age that continually attempted to demand that poetry have social reference, none could be found in Thomas's work, and that his work was so obscure that critics could not explicate it. Thomas's verbal style played against strict verse forms, such as in the villanelle ""Do not go gentle into that good night"". His images were carefully ordered in a patterned sequence, and his major theme was the unity of all life, the continuing process of life and death and new life that linked the generations. Thomas saw biology as a magical transformation producing"
"Rose Hartwick Thorpe Rose Hartwick Thorpe (July 18, 1850 – July 19, 1939) was an American poet and writer, remembered largely for the narrative poem, ""Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight"" (1867), which gained national popularity. It was translated into nearly every language of the world, and was universally recognized as a veritable classic. Other poems followed, among them being ""The Station Agent's Story,"" ""Red Cross,"" and ""In a Mining Town."" Although a busy and prolific author, she was ill for some years. In 1888, she and her family removed to San Diego, California, living in Rosemere, Pacific Beach. Rose Alnora"
"Goodnight to You All is a German song from the songbook, ""55 Songs and Choruses for Community Singing"", published in 1917 by C.C. Birchard & Co. According to the book, this tune is a round and is to be sung quietly and smoothly. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album ""101 Gang Songs"" (1961). ""Early to Bed"" is an American song from the songbook, 55 Songs and Choruses for Community Singing, published in 1917. According to the book, this song is a round and was not adapted to young children on account of the wide range."
"excerpts from Kenneth Williams' diary. David Benson David Benson (born David Hodgson on 11 January 1962) is an English character actor, writer and comedian, most famous for his one-man show titled ""Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams"" about the life and career of the late actor, for which he won the ""Scotsman's"" Fringe First award in 1996, and for his television role as Noël Coward in the BBC comedy series ""Goodnight Sweetheart"". His theatrical repertoire includes a wide range of Coward's best known songs, performed in-character as Coward. When not touring in the theatre he can"
"Version) [produced by Arthur Baker] No More Lonely Nights ""No More Lonely Nights"" is a song written and performed by Paul McCartney, first released on September 24, 1984 on the soundtrack ""Give My Regards to Broad Street"" (1984). Two versions of the single on both 7"" and 12"", and a 12"" picture disc, were issued in both the UK and US. The first 7"" version featured ""No More Lonely Nights"" backed with the playout version. The second featured the Arthur Baker Dance Mix as the B-side. The single reached number 6 in the US and number 2 in the UK."
"John Dowland John Dowland (1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as ""Come, heavy sleep"" (the basis of Benjamin Britten's 1963 composition for solo guitar, ""Nocturnal after John Dowland""), ""Come again"", ""Flow my tears"", ""I saw my Lady weepe"" and ""In darkness let me dwell"", but his instrumental music has undergone a major revival, and with the 20th century's early music revival, has been a continuing source of repertoire for lutenists and classical guitarists. Very little is known of John Dowland's early life,"