However, there are many punters who like to reflect and I am one of them. Label: Columbia - DO 4626 • Format: Vinyl 7 The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over (1965, Vinyl) | Discogs “The Carnival Is Over” was written by Tom Springfield for the Australian group The Seekers, and The Seekers were in the habit of closing their concerts with this song. Позади их слышен ропот / "Нас на бабу променял, / Только ночь с ней провожался, / Сам на утро бабой стал". These lyrics are waiting for review. Snap! One of the most successful songwriters in the business, Desmond co-wrote "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" and "Livin' On A Prayer. Anyway, I had long known that “The Carnival Is Over” was written by the Seekers’ producer, Tom Springfield (who had met the band when they played on a bill with his sister, Dusty, and also wrote “Georgy Girl” for them). He now lives in Tasmania and is working on a memoir and personal account of the Tasmanian and Melbourne Music scene in the ‘80s and ‘90s. [5], The original lyrics of the song, written in 1883 by the poet and Povolzhye region ethnographer Dmitry Sadovnikov to a folk melody,[6] told about an episode of the 1670–1671 Russian Peasant Uprising in which Stepan Razin allegedly killed his captive, a beautiful Persian Princess, by throwing her into the water from his boat. // "Литературный критик 4 (1935). pp. Based on the melody of the Russian folk song Stenka Razin (or Stenka Rasin).. Australian folk lite quartet who found worldwide success after moving to London and recording with producer Tom Springfield, who wrote most of their biggest hits (I'll Never Find Another … Slow HandThe Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand" was a #1 Country hit for Conway Twitty in 1982, a year after The Pointer Sisters recorded it. Format Chords and Lyrics (quote from. The Seekers were originally from Australia, like Nick Cave and maybe this is Nick's tribute to his fellow antipodeans. 30 in the chart of the biggest-selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, with sales of at least 1.41 million copies in the UK alone. The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music. THE SEEKERS The Carnival Is Over (Tom Springfield) UK 1965 #1 UK #1 Sydney #1 Melbourne #1 Brisbane #1 Adelaide #1 Perth #3 NZ. Songfacts®: Tom Springfield wrote this for the Seekers. Lyrics and video for the song The Carnival Is Over by The Seekers - Songfacts. The Carnival is over Terry Joseph February 13, 2002 While we were consumed by first strains of street-level Jouvert jollification, relatives of the late Grandmaster Kitchener were forced to mix merriment with memoriam as they marked the second anniversary of his death. The Carnival Is Over Written-By – Tom Springfield: B: We Shall Not Be Moved Arranged By – The Seekers Written-By – Trad. The Aussie group The Seekers had a massive hit years ago with the song "The Carnival Is Over" and for the migratory punters who descend on Flemington for the four days of the Melbourne Cup carnival the carnival is indeed over. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1965 Vinyl release of The Carnival Is Over on Discogs. The Lyrics for The Carnival Is Over by Dead Can Dance have been translated into 2 languages. No.4, 1935 // От книги в фольклор. The melody is based on a Russian folk song, while the lyrics were written by Tom Springfield; it reached #1 on both the Australian and the U.K. charts, and at its peak, the single was selling 93,000 copies a day in Great Britain alone. Unfortunately they were unable to do so at the end of the closing ceremony for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, as Judith Durham had broken her hip and was not able to take part. Pierrot and Columbine were the names of two stock characters in the old Italian pantomime-like theatre known as del'arte Pierrot was a sad clown in love with the beautiful Columbine who breaks his heart by leaving him for Harlequin. The very American song "What Made Milwaukee Famous" was never a big hit in the US, but Rod Stewart made it famous in the UK. "Going Back West", however, would become a hit single in South Africa where the group's popularity remained high in the early 1980s. This was the Seekers best selling single in the UK Selling 1,400,000It has become an Australian tradition for The Seekers to sing "The Carnival is Over" at the close of sporting events. Ellis Ball suggested changes to these lyrics. He based the melody on the Russian folk song Stenka Razin (or Stenka Rasin). A big list of musical marriages and family relations ranging from the simple to the truly dysfunctional. Despite reaching No.11 in the Swiss charts, the single was widely considered Boney M.'s first flop. The Isley Brother's song, "Contagious," peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. 2 Translations available. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds covered this on their 1986 album. Carnival poems from famous poets and best carnival poems to feel good. Judith Durham: "That was a great song that still lives today. Durham quickly returned to the group, and their next single " The Carnival Is Over " appeared in November. Several later mixes were released with Liz Mitchell's vocals added to the backing vocals and also producer Frank Farian singing a couple of lines. Rozanov, Ivan. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power.". 1965 – The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers. The single edit was added as a bonus track to the remastered 2007 edition of Ten Thousand Lightyears. In 2014, Judith Durham and The Seekers concluded their farewell concert tour. He based the melody on the Russian folk song Stenka Razin (or Stenka Rasin). “The Carnival Is Over” was written by Tom Springfield for the Australian group The Seekers, and The Seekers were in the habit of closing their concerts with this song. "The Carnival Is Over" is a Russian folk song from circa 1883, adapted with English-language lyrics, written by Tom Springfield, for the Australian folk pop group The Seekers in 1965. 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Tom Springfield adapted the melody from the Russian folk song, and also wrote the lyrics, after a trip to Brazil, where he witnessed the Carnival in Rio.[1]. The song became the Seekers' signature recording, and the band have customarily closed their concerts with it ever since its success in late-1965. ... David Coverdale wrote it when his first marriage was falling apart. High above the dawn is waking, and my tears are falling rain, for the carnival is over, we may never meet again. The song became The Seekers' signature recording, and the band have customarily closed their concerts with it ever since its success in late-1965. The song also topped the Australian charts (for six weeks, from 4 December 1965),[4] and reached No.1 in the Irish Charts for two weeks. The first song with new member Reggie Tsiboe on lead vocals was an uptempo cover version of a Jimmy Cliff track. The Aussie group The Seekers had a massive hit years ago with the song "The Carnival Is Over" and for the migratory punters who descend on Flemington for the four days of the Melbourne Cup carnival the carnival is indeed over. [7] Sadovnikov in his text adds another motive: Razin's gesture is addressed to his disgruntled jealous comrades who accuse him of "mellowing down" after just one night spent with a woman.[8]. was two German producers. General Comment The song was written by Tom Springfield and was originally sung by Judith Durham in the 60's group The Seekers. The original Russian folksong performed by, The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover). "Cotton Eye Joe" is a folk song dating to the 1800s, but it became a hit when a Swedish act called Rednex did a psychokinetic version in 1994. More songs commonly played at sporting events. The lyrics for "The Carnival is over" was written by Tom Springfield and the melody is based on a old Russian folk song.