Irene, good night, irene irene, good night good night, irene good night, irene i kiss you in my dreams last saturday night i got married. The weavers, 19491953 the weavers on allmusic 2000 there are great records, and then there are. Goodnight irene makes an appearance in the 20 video game bioshock infinite which is set in 1912, during the introductory raffle scene. Trailer for goodnight irene, feature film directed by paolo marinoublanco, starring. Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 20thcentury american folk standard, written in 34.
With its 1950 recording of goodnight irene, the weavers brought folk music to the american hit parade. The public immediately responded to the songs catchy melody and gordon jenkins lush arrangement. Leadbelly 1976 pardon song for governor neff youtube. I asked your mother for you she told me that you was too young i wish to the lord id never seen your face or heard your lying tongue. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, childrens songs, labor songs, and american ballads, and sold millions of records at the height of their. Pete seeger, fulllength portrait, performing on stage at yorktown heights high school. Provided to youtube by universal music group goodnight, irene raffi the corner grocery store. Sterlin harjo at an event for goodnight irene 2005 add image. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Seeing that this is my favorite song no matter who is singing it ive collected as many different professional renditions as i could find in one play list. Recently, the phrase good night irene has been scrawled across the internet. In 1986, a stephen king novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title.
Mosley plays blues guitar legend huddie ledbetter, lead belly. Irene, goodnight irene, goodnight goodnight, irene goodnight, irene ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married me and my wife settled down. Irene goodnight, irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams. The weavers were an american folk music quartet based in the greenwich village area of new york city. The other thing the movie makes it seem like leadbelly spent most of his life behind bars, which is far from the truth. Watch the video for goodnight irene from leadbellys my last go round for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Good night irene s located in wildwood at the jersey shores offer an extensive choice of microbrews, imports, and domestic favorites on tap and bottled, indoor and outdoor dining, and live entertainment to complement our. A brief history of leadbellys good night, irene american blues. S concert where his is joined performing this song by, jimmy page, eric clapton, steve winwood, jeff beck and a host of. Abstract of an address given to the irene goodnight appreciation society by the author on 24th september 1994. Irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams. An elderly english actor and a young portuguese man attempt to put aside their differences long enough to locate the missing artist whose.
Leadbelly 1976 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Hey, rambler stop your ramblin stop stayin out late at night go home to your wife and the family stay by the fireside bright. Chorus yeah, sometimes i live in the country and sometimes i live in town. Eric patrick clapton, cbe born 30 march 1945, is an english rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Leadbelly never claimed full authorship of the song, having. Goodnight irene lyrics performed by huddie ledbetter. Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 19th century song written and published as goodnight, irene in 1886 by gussie lord davis an african american songwriter. Irene goodnight irene this song is by lead belly and appears on the album the library of. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to goodnight irene. Goodnight irene, long considered one of the most plangent of american traditional love songs is in fact a gambling song whose true meaning has been deliberately obscured for reasons which will be explained. Irene, goodnight goodnight, irene goodnight, irene. Mosley, madge sinclair, art evans, john henry faulk, lyn hamilton. In the 1997 movie kiss the girls, featuring ashley judd and morgan freeman, the song goodnight, irene plays in the. Leadbelly recorded in concert, austin,1949 full albumvinyl duration. It is sung in the background by the crowd of people at the raffle, until booker approaches. Leadbelly was born on january 29, 1885 in louisiana, usa as huddie william ledbetter.
He is the only threetime inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame. The life of blues and folk singer huddie leadbetter, nicknamed leadbelly, is told in. Jerry lee lewis born september 29, 1935 in ferriday, louisiana, u. After his death in 2005, we digged into all the 16 mm and 8 mm film reel of. Goodnight irene 10kb garys midi madness goodnightirene. Information and translations of goodnight, irene in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. His visit becomes an odyssey of his memories with his friends maria and janne when they grew up in the 1940s. The music isnt original leadbelly, but its very good as well. Two solitary men embark on a journey to find a missing woman, driven by friendship, a desire for freedom, and a wish to taste life to the fullest.
Award winning short film written and directed by sterlin harjo. If you like goodnight irene you are looking for movies about with road trip, journey, time, friendship, death, quest and search themes of comedy and drama genre shot in portugal. He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the rockabilly hall of fame. Goodnight irene 2008 two men attempt to find a missing woman. Goodnight irene i grew up kind of lonesome, the saint of the sinners the voice of the dogs, you find in the rain so i just keep working, ill just keep driving nobody writes the blues anymore goodnight irene i got your trouble and i read your letters you sent like a bomb and when youre gone were all gonna miss you youre perfume like. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. My only problems with it were the songs were many and seemed full length, which made the movie drag on a bit.
Ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married me and. A window boarded in preparation for hurricane irene is spray painted with good night irene today brings a very timely new entry in american blues scenes exclusive brief history of a song series. But the quartets dynamic, passionate vocals was what really made the record stand apart from. The weavers were formed in november 1948 by ronnie gilbert, pete seeger, lee hays and fred hellerman. He died on december 6, 1949 in new york city, new york, usa. Goodnight, irene written and first recorded by blues pioneer huddie lead belly ledbetter in 1933, became the first big hit for the weavers in. This is a great album to understand why so many rockfolk musicians look back in time for their direction, so many good songs. He was married to martha promise and aletha henderson. Elizabeth mitchell goodnight irene lyrics genius lyrics. For me, this beautifully understated and deceptively simple film was the discovery of the festival an incredibly assured and affecting feature debut from writer and. The weavers all the best full album best of pop best of folk. Last saturday night i got married me and my wife settled down now me and my wife have parted so ill take another stroll downtown. Originally written by leadbelly although its disputed goodnight irene has been covered and adapted many times.
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