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Artist: Leslie Sarony
Author: L. Wright
Label: HMV
Year: 1929
With Jack Hylton's orchestra. He was an English music hall personality and radio performer. Answer song to Misery Farm (Jay Willis) cut by Sarony earlier that year. See also: All By Yourself In The Moonlight.
Covers:
Hal Swain & his Band [on Regal]
Jack Payne & his BBC Dance Orch. [on Columbia]
Comedian Harmonists [as Heut fahr Ich mit dir in die Natur]
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band [on Gorilla]
Dizzy Man's Band [as De Boerderij]
As mentioned in the first lyric line, there's also a Misery Farm, again first cut by Leslie Sarony (with Jay Wilbur's band), covered by Kees Pruis (as De Slaapkop) and by Current 93 in the 80s. Both Sarony's Jollity & Misery Farm were re-issued on cd Songs The Bonzo Dog Band Taught Us (Lightning Tree).
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)