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(Clement Scott)
(o):Clement Scott (1913)label:
 New Zealand (Maori) traditional (Po Atarau), played by all kind of farewells. First published as piano tune in Australia. Royalties claimed by the heirs of Albert Saunders, a brassband musician from Moree, New South Wales, defending his authorship against all odds. Sometimes Maori Maewa Kaihau is also co-credited.
(c):Dick Grace & Awatere Family (1919) [as Po Atarau, with two Maori stanzas], Maewa Kaihau (1920) [as Haere Ra Waltz Song (new words on Po Atarau); for the Prince of Wales while leaving New Zealand], Gracie Fields (1947) [as Now Is The Hour; English words: Dorothy Stewart, her manager], Bing Crosby (1947) [n°1 US as Now Is The Hour (Maori farewell song), his 42nd and last n°1], Eddy Howard (1947) [idem], Margaret Whiting (1947) [idem], Connie Francis (1959) [idem], Everly Brothers (1961) [idem], Ma-wai-hakona Musical Group (1973) [as Po Atarau], Hank Snow (1974) [as Now Is The Hour],
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