Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises goodnight, irene lead belly absolutely the best. In the 1997 movie kiss the girls, featuring ashley judd and morgan freeman, the song goodnight, irene plays in the background during the. Irene, goodnight goodnight, irene goodnight, irene. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Kelly joe phelps version on his 1999 recording, shine eyed mister zen, is at once our most intimate and inventive. My favorite is of course goodnight irene, but the best cover of that song is performed by ronnie lane of the small faces and the faces at his a. Born in 1888 or possibly 1889 in louisiana, ledbetter was a man with a temper. Good night irene music video clip video dailymotion. Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 20thcentury american folk standard, written in 34. S concert where his is joined performing this song by, jimmy page, eric clapton, steve winwood, jeff beck and a host of. Definition of goodnight irene in the idioms dictionary. G d7 irene goodnight irene g irene goodnight c goodnight irene, good night irene d7 g ill see you in my dreams d7 last saturday night i got married g me and my wife settled down c now me and my wife have parted d7 g.
Goodnight, irene, goodnight, irene, ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married, me and my wife settled down now me and my wife are parted, im gonna take another stroll downtown. Chorus yeah, sometimes i live in the country and sometimes i live in town. Irene goodnight, irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams i asked your mother for you she told me you was too young i wished to god id never seen your face is sorry you ever was born irene goodnight, irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams i love irene, god knows i do. Last saturday night i got married, me and my wife settled down, now me and my wife we are parted, i think ill go out on. Today he is remembered as a songwriter, but in his lifetime he was a professional and compulsive gambler, specialising in roulette, stud poker and the. This is a trying time, and you command the last expected surge of allied forces in the region. Fred karlin good night irene leadbelly 1976 by rossabo. Last saturday night, i got married, me and my wife settled down now me and my wife have parted, gonna take. The weavers, 19491953 the weavers on allmusic 2000 there are great records, and then there are.
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 me and my wife settled down. The weavers goodnight, irene sheet music in g major. Goodnight irene 2016 you are the commander of the us 5th fleet. Read the goodnight irene movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Orioles i need you so goodnight irene jubilee 5037 950 by 4jukeboxsaturdaynite. While tensions are understandably very high, peace reigns. Mar 08, 2015 and whether goodnight, irene in fact even appears on a given albumcd appears to be a matter of luck. Merle haggard and jerry lee lewis with goodnight irene facebook. James travis jim reeves august 20, 1923 july 31, 1964 was an american country and popular music singersongwriter. Irene goodnight irene smithsonian folkways recordings. The lyrics tell of the singers troubled past with his love, irene, and express his sadness and frustration.
Jun 19, 2010 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 chorus irene, goodnight, irene, goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene, ill kiss you in my dreams. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. This is a great album to understand why so many rockfolk musicians look back in time for their direction, so many good songs. The replaced some of the repetitious goodnight irene s with irene goodnight s.
Award winning short film written and directed by sterlin harjo. Weirdly, to me anyway, the expanded reissue takes is the more inconsistent. Popularized by lead belly real name huddie ledbetter and made famous by the weavers, goodnight irene is a song that has a special place in american roots music. Its impossible to tell the story of goodnight, irene without telling the tale of huddie ledbetter. Watch the video for goodnight irene from the weaverss together again for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Lets have a ball, a film by les blank taped at the catalyst, santa cruz, ca on march 25th 1987. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. Otherwise, i think the above is the version your grandfather would have sung. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the nashville sound a mixture of older countrystyle music with elements of popular music. And say irene goodnight, irene irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams.
Print and download goodnight, irene sheet music by the weavers. Nov 08, 2014 provided to youtube by rhino goodnight irene ry cooder chicken skin music. Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 20th century american folk standard, written in 34 time, first recorded by. The originals good night irene 1967, vinyl discogs. With robert pugh, nuno lopes, rita loureiro, amadeu caronho. Irene goodnight live in lennoxville 14 of 15 by lewdite. The lyrics tell of the singers troubled past with his love, irene, and it expresses his sadness and frustration. Trailer for goodnight irene, feature film directed by paolo marinoublanco, starring.
Goodnight irene is the name of a song written in 1933 by american blues musician, huddie lead belly ledbetter. Ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married me and. Provided to youtube by virtual label llc goodnight irene elizabeth mitchell elizabeth mitchell you are my sunshine. What tv show host used to say goodnight irene when the show. Merle haggard and jerry lee lewis with goodnight irene. 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. Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 20thcentury american folk standard, written in 34 time, first recorded by american blues musician huddie lead belly ledbetter in 1933. As the sun sets over the persian gulf on 23 october 2016, your missions in order of priority are. Join our email list for the latest news from smithsonian folkways recordings click to join. All of which said, i did learn that she also included goodnight, irene in the 2003 re release of her 1988 short sharp shocked album. Information and translations of goodnight, irene in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
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