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Artist: Vaughan Quartet
Author: James Acuff/Emmett Dean
Label: Rich
Year: 1924
Copyright from 1906 as Just Over In The Glory Land. Published in Dean's collection Glad Hosannas.
Covers:
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band [from New Orleans]
Daniel Brown [as Now Is The Needy Time]
Mississippi John Hurt [as Blessed Be The Name and in '63 (confronted with his own mortality?) as Over In The Glory Land]
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers [as Just Over In The Glory Land]
Lightnin' Hopkins [as Needed Time for RPM]
Lonnie Donegan [as Gloryland]
Pearl Sisters [as Lapland; see footnote]
Willy Schobben [idem - instrumental]
Lords [as Gloryland, hit in GER and CH]
Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band [as Lapland; top 100 US]
Lightnin' Hopkins [as Jesus Would You Come By Here]
Specials [from Groningen (NL), skating fans, as Ard Die Wint De Wereldcup, top 20 NL; later that same year as Ajax Wint De Wereldcup]
Taj Mahal [as Needed Time in film Sounder]
Vader Abraham & Goede Zonen [as Ajax Wint De Europacup and in '85 as Oh, Wat Zijn De Belgen Slim]
Albert Mol [as Naar Voren, ode to Johan Cruijff]
Eric Bibb [as Needed Time, also the name of his backing band]
Hank Williams Jr. [as Jesus Won't You Come By Here]
Ajax Wint De Wereldcup, Holland's most famous football yell, was based on Lapland, an instrumental locally best known from Willy Schobben's trumpet version. In fact this singalong tune was first heard around Dutch skating halls, not football fields, introduced by local skating hero Kees Verkerk who happened to be a reasonable trumpet player, which he demonstrated during a TV interview playing Lapland, which stuck. When Kees was de-throned by his younger (and cuter) compatriot Ard Schenk, a novelty band from Groningen (The Specials!) used this very same gospel tune under Ard Die Heeft De Wereldcup, landing them their biggest hit so far. When soccer team Ajax Amsterdam later that same year reigned supreme, these very same Specials didn't hesitate to cash in easily.
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)