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04/05/16 - NNHS Newsletter - Willow Weep for Me
“Willow, in thy breezy
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
It's a real toss-up which of these three artists has the loveliest version of this song.
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuOYzqij6yw - Willow Weep for Me - Julie London, 1962
BONUS #2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSUnOei0msk - Willow Weep for Me - Frank Sinatra
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aeVsd27a0A - Willow Weep for Me - Ella Fitzgerald
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Weep_for_Me:
| "Willow Weep for Me" is a popular song composed in 1932 by
Ann
Ronell, who also wrote the lyrics. The song form is AABA and it is
written in 4/4 time.[1]
It is mostly known as a
jazz standard, having been recorded first by
Ted Fio Rito (with vocal by
Muzzy Marcellino) in October 1932 and by
Paul Whiteman (with vocal by
Irene Taylor) the following month. Both were hits in December 1932.[2]
It was a Top 40 hit for the British duo
Chad & Jeremy in 1964; the song was released on their Yesterday's
Gone album and reached No. 15 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the
Adult Contemporary chart.[3] One account of the inspiration for the song is that, during her time at , Ronell "had been struck by the loveliness of the willow trees on campus, and this simple observation became the subject of an intricate song".[2] The song was not initially accepted by publishers, for several reasons. First, the song is dedicated to George Gershwin; a dedication to another writer was disapproved of at the time, so the first person presented with the song for publication, Saul Bornstein, passed it to Irving Berlin, who chose to accept it. Other reasons stated for its slow acceptance are that it was written by a woman and that its construction was unusually complex for a composition that was targeted at a commercial audience (i.e. radio broadcast, record sales and sheet music sales).[1] An implied tempo change in the fifth bar, a result of a switch from the two quavers and a quaver triplet opening in each of the first four bars to just four quavers opening the fifth, then back to two quavers and a quaver triplet opening the sixth bar, which then has a more offset longer note than any of the previous bars, was one cause of Bornstein's concern.[1][4] Notable recordings continued from the early 1950s, following the success of Stan Kenton's 1950 release (with vocal by June Christy) of the song.[1][2] |
http://www.john-robert-brown.com/dan-morgenstern.htm:
| "We're in an energetic cocktail-hour press reception in Manhattan
during the JVC Jazz Festival. Providing background music an excellent
but unannounced jazz trio plays Willow Weep for Me. "'Did you hear the rumour about that tune?' Dan Morgenstern asks me. Had I heard ten rumours about the song there would only be one wise answer. 'No?' "Dan is a rich fund of knowledge about jazz and about Manhattan. Odds-on he's going to tell me something new. 'Ann Ronnell, the composer, was seeing George Gershwin regularly when she wrote Willow Weep for Me,' says Dan. 'The story is that George actually wrote it, and made her a present of the copyright.' "Who knows? With all that motivic repetition, the melody contains enough Gershwin thumb prints to give credence to the anecdote." |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Gerald
Leonard ('66) of VA
AND Aaron
(Hank) Smith ('69)!
Happy Birthday this week to:
07 -
09 -
Denise Roane (Hampton HS - '71) of VA;
10 - 
Dale Parsons, Sr. (June '48) of VA
AND
Skip Wood ('65) of NC;
11 -
Brownie Shaffer Haracivet ('62)
of VA
AND
Susan Avent Hill ('66) of VA
AND
Kathy Cooper ('70) of VA;
12 -
Harvey Weinstein ('57)
AND
Richard Rawls ('71) of VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
450 YEARS AGO TODAY:
| April 05, 1566 - Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, forced themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and presented the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands. The Inquisition was suspended and a delegation was sent to Spain to petition Philip II. |
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THIS DAY IN
WWII: April 05, 1941 - German commandos secured docks along the Danube River in preparation for Germany’s invasion of the Balkans. April 05, 1942 - The Japanese Navy attacked Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire were sunk southwest of the island.April 05, 1943 - American bomber aircraft accidentally caused more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. The target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit. April 05, 1944 - 270 inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura were executed by the Germans.April 05, 1945 - Yugoslav partisan leader Josip "Tito" Broz signed an agreement with the Soviet Union allowing "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".April 05, 1946 - Soviet troops left the island of Bornholm, Denmark after an 11 month occupation. |
THIS DAY IN 1966:
| Tuesday, April 05, 1966 - Guitarist and songwriter (Pearl
Jam,
Temple of the Dog,
Mad Season, and
The Rockfords)
Mike McCready was born Michael David McCready
in
Pensacola, Florida. Tuesday, April 05, 1966 - Public servant John Henry Starling (b. 15 Jan 1833 in Greensborough, Victoria, Australia) died in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia at the age of 83. |
| “Keep trying. Keep
trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on, today
tomorrow, and forever.”
-
Jeffrey R. Holland,
April 03, 2016 |
Thanks so
much, Susan!
From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon
('65) of VA - 04/04/16:
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SO TRUE!
Thank you, Joyce!
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| “The notes are right,
but if I listened they would be wrong.” -
Eugene Ormandy,
conductor |
From
Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA -
04/01/16 - "Senior Mugs" (#5 in a Series of
16):
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GOOD ONE!
Thanks, Billy!
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BONUS WILLOW CROSS STITCH PATTERNS:
This is insane. I thought there would easily be nine or ten free willow
patterns to share with you. I've searched for at least 30 minutes, and I
can't find any.
I may have to design one myself.....http://www.crosstitch.com/search?f=102weepw11 - Tereena Clarke's Weeping Willow - "This counted cross stitch pattern was created from a painting by Claude Monet. Only full cross stitches are used in this pattern." - NOT FREE, BUT USUALLY $9.95, ON SALE NOW FOR $7.96! |
BONUS TEARS RECIPES:
| http://www.yummly.com/recipes/tears-for-tears |
FINALLY:
From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 04/04/16:
| "Daddy, did you know that girls
are smarter than boys?" "No, I didn’t know that." "See, there you go." |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
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1.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon
on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch
at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN
THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good
conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan
at 803-7701 for reservations.
2. Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1966 will hold their 50-Year Reunion - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. Friday Night: Meet and Greet at The Cove Restaurant, City Center, NN. Saturday Night: Marriott Hotel, City Center, NN. |
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Written by
Ann Ronell (28 Dec 1906 or 1908 - 25 Dec 1993), 1932
Willow weep for me
Willow weep for me
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Listen to my plea
Hear me willow and weep for me
Gone my lovers dream
Lovely summer dream
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Sad as I can be
Hear me willow and weep for me
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Weeping willow tree
Weep in sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Oh, Weeping willow tree
Weep in sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
"Willow Weep for Me" midi courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Bistro/8270/ - 04/04/07
"Willow Weep for Me" lyrics courtesy of http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Willow-Weep-For-Me-lyrics-Frank-Sinatra/AAB479CB6EA36D564825692000067861 - 04/04/07
Image of Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) courtesy of http://www.arborday.org/Trees/TreeGuide/TreeDetail.cfm?ID=30 - 04/05/07
Animated Tree clip art used to form Divider Lines courtesy of http://www.animationlibrary.com/animation/29909/Tree_shakes/ - 04/05/07
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/
- 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy of
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI
-
one of my
Famous Marines
who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
