| Rolf Harris -- Sun Arise |
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Rolf Harris and his Sun Arise is a well
loved song from my youth. So in the slide
show there are images of the sun rising ...
Rolf ... a few Australian animals and of
course, some of Rolfies fantastic art ...
though there is a Monet popped in there.
Rolf has had a long career on tv mostly BBC.
He had his own The Rolf Harris Show on BBC in
1967, and through the 70's and early 80's
when he had Rolf on Saturday OK? Between 88
and 92 he presented Rolf's Cartoon Club, a
children's show which combined Harris' love
of art with showings of kids cartoons. The
show also gave out tips to children.
He had a Christmas Number One single titled
"Two Little Boys" in 1969
He was also commissioned to paint a portrait
of HM Queen Elizabeth II for her 80th
birthday, which was unveiled by Rolf Harris
on 19 December 2005 at Buckingham Palace.
In 1959 he recorded his hit "Tie Me Kangaroo
Down, Sport". The song was recorded on a
single microphone placed above him in the TV
studio. The song was sent to record company
EMI in Sydney and it was soon released. The
song was originally titled "Kangalypso" and
featured the distinctive sound of the "wobble
board" In 2006 Rolf expressed his regret
about the original lyrics
Rolf sang "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (with
The Beatles singing backing vocals) in the
first edition of the From Us To You BBC radio
shows, in December, 1963
Rolf went on to use an array of unusual
instruments in his music, including the
didgeridoo (the sound of which was imitated
on "Sun Arise" by four double basses), Jew's
harp and, later, the stylophone. Harris has
played the didgeridoo on two albums by
English pop singer Kate Bush, 1982's The
Dreaming and 2005's Aerial. His biggest hit,
however, was a gimmick-free rendering of the
sentimental song "Two Little Boys" (1969), a
departure for him in that he usually recorded
either his own compositions or traditional
songs. Rolf also created one of his most
famous roles in the 1960s, Jake the Peg.
Here are Rolf's Lyrics
Sun arise, she bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, fluttering
her skirts all around.
Sun arise, she come with the dawning.
Sun arise, come with the dawning, spreading
all the light all around.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw.
Sun arise, on the kangaroo paw, glistening
the dew all around.
Sun arise, filling all the hollows,
Sun arise, filling all the hollows, lighting
up the hills all around.
Sun arise, come with the dawning,
Sun arise, she come every day.
Sun arise, bring in the morning,
Sun arise, every, every, every, every, day.
She drive away the darkness, every day,
Drive away the darkness,
Bringing back the warmth to the ground.
Sun arise, oh, oh,
Sun arise, oh, oh,
Spreading all the light all around...
Sun arise, bring in the morning.
Sun arise, bring in the morning, spreading
all the light all around.
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| Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris |
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Two Little Boys. The song "Two Little Boys"
sung by Rolf Harris.
From Wikipedia,
"Two Little Boys" is a popular song written
by Theodore Morse and Edward Madden. It was
written in 1902 and it became a popular music
hall song hit of the time made popular by
Harry Lauder.
Rolf Harris
In 1969 it was revived in popularity when
during a tour of Arnhem Land in Australia,
Australian entertainer Rolf Harris briefly
stayed with folk musician Ted Egan. Egan sung
him the song, which Harris recorded on tape.
When he got back to England he persuaded his
television producer into using the song on
his BBC variety show. Harris discovered he
had lost the tape and rang Egan, twelve
thousand miles away in Canberra, and got him
to sing the song over the phone. Alan Braden
arranged the song for the TV show, and the
audience reaction was such that it was
recorded by Harris and released as a single.
The song reached #1 on the singles chart in
December 1969 for six weeks and became the
UK's best selling single of 1969. On popular
BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, Margaret
Thatcher picked it as her favourite song.
In October 2008, Harris announced he would be
re-recording the song, backed by North Wales'
Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir, in order to
mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World
War I.[1]
Other versions
Kenny Rogers sang a version of the song while
he was lead singer of the country-rock band
The First Edition, which was released on
their 1971 album Transition. The song was
later revived in 1980 by Splodgenessabounds
and reached #27 on the UK singles chart.
Another version by a group of Hartlepool
United fans was released as a double A-side
with "Never Say Die" on the single "Poolie
Pride", reaching #24 on the UK Singles Chart
in 2006.
The song is also commonly played by Irish
band The Frames during live performance of
their song "Star Star**", as well as by the
Canadian band The Irish Rovers on the album
Children Of The Unicorn.
In popular culture
A version with the names changed is sung by
the character Spud in the film Trainspotting
after Tommy's funeral.
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| Authors@Google: Rolf Potts |
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Vagabonding is about taking time off from
your normal life — from six weeks, to four
months, to two years — to discover and
experience the world on your own terms.
Award-winning writer (and veteran shoestring
traveler) Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed
with an independent spirit can achieve the
dream of extended overseas travel.
This event took place on August 2, 2007 at
the Google New York office.
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