To install click the Add extension button. That's it.

The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.

4,5
Kelly Slayton
Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea!
Alexander Grigorievskiy
I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like.
Live Statistics
English Articles
Improved in 24 Hours
Added in 24 Hours
What we do. Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques; in live mode. Quite the same Wikipedia. Just better.
.
Leo
Newton
Brights
Milds

The Further It Is from Tipperary, the Closer It Is to Berlin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Further It Is from Tipperary, the Closer It Is to Berlin"
Song
Written1917
Composer(s)John Godfrey
Lyricist(s)Bide Dudley, James Byrnes

"The Further It Is from Tipperary, the Closer It Is to Berlin" is a World War I song written to capitalise on the popularity of the song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". As suggested by the title, the song claims that distance from home is a positive because it indicates that the Allies are getting closer to victory over the German Empire. It was written in late 1917 and became a modest hit, recorded by Billy Murray for both Victor Records and Edison Records.[1][2] The song may have been featured in some versions of the 1917 Broadway play Going Up.[3]

The lyrics are in the public domain.

Variations

There are variations in lyrics between early recordings and the sheet music released later in 1918. The title is changed to "The Further It Is from Tipperary, the Nearer It Is to Berlin". The very first line, "The Tommies in the tanks all seem to have one favorite song" is changed to "The Tommies in the trenches seem to have one favorite song".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Further it is from Tipperary - Odds and ends of 1917. [Odds and ends of 1917. Further it is from Tipperary]". Cylinder Audio Archive. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Victor matrix B-21404. The further it is from Tipperary / Billy Murray". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Watkins, Glenn (2002). Proof Through the Night: Music and the Great War. Berkeley; Los Angeles; London: University of California Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-520-23158-9. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Further It Is From Tipperary By Bide Dudley, John Godfrey & James Byrnes - Digital Sheet Music For - Download & Print LV.22880". Sheet Music Plus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 16:14
Basis of this page is in Wikipedia. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported License. Non-text media are available under their specified licenses. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. WIKI 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wikimedia Foundation.