這首歌曲的內容，是一則發生在美國的真實故事。故事的主角是一位因倒閉破產而被判服刑三年的男子，在出獄前夕，他寫了一封信給在喬治亞州的妻子，問她是否還願意接納他，如果願意的話，便在他出獄當天，在家門前那棵老橡樹上繫上一條黃絲帶，如果答案是否的話，也就是他沒有看到黃絲帶的話，他會識趣的離開。 Continue reading
This song was written by two russian authors in the 1920`s (Boris Fomin and Konstantin Podrevsky). At the 1924 the great russian singer Alexander Vertinsky performed the new version named “By the long road”. After that time the song was prohibited in Soviet Union untill the late 50`s. The song came to the Western world in the 50`s (adopted and translated to English by Gene Ruskin). Sir Paul McCartney heard this song once and ask Mary Hopkin to sing it (approx in 1968-1969). So this is the story Continue reading
“The Wedding”, sometimes credited as “The Wedding (La Novia)”, is a popular song from 1964 recorded by British singer Julie Rogers. The song was included on Rogers’ extended play from 1964, which was also titled The Wedding, and has appeared on various compilation albums in the years since its release. Continue reading
“The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane” is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. The lyrics suggest that this “naughty lady” driving the whole town crazy is an attractive young woman who “throws those come-hither glances at every Tom, Dick and Joe” and “when offered some liquid refreshment never says no”; but the last line reveals her to be an infant of nine days old.
Popular versions of the song were the 1954 recordings by The Ames Brothers and by Archie Bleyer. Continue reading