Where does the song "I'm Henry the 8th I Am" come from?!
Question: Where does the song "I'm Henry the 8th I Am" come from!?
Who wrote it!? When was it written!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Herman's Hermits recorded it in the 60's!. Written by Murray/Weston!.
"I am Henery the Eighth, I Am" (also "I'm Henery the VIII, I Am" or "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"; spelled "Henry" in references to the Herman's Hermits version) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R!. P!. Weston!. It was a signature song of music hall star Harry Champion and became the fastest-selling song in history to that point when revived in 1965 by Herman's Hermits, becoming the group's second number-one on the Hot 100 chart!. The lead solo on the Hermits' version was played by the groups lead guitarist Derek "Lek" Leckenby!.
In the well-known chorus, Henery explains that his wife had been married seven times before:
I'm Henery the Eighth, I am!
Henery the Eighth I am! I am!
I got married to the widow next door,
She's been married seven times before!.
Every one was an Henery
She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam
I'm her eighth old man named Henery
Henery the Eighth I am!.
According to one source, Champion "used to fire off [the chorus] at tremendous speed with almost desperate gusto, his face bathed in sweat and his arms and legs flying in all directions!."[1] In later versions recorded by Champion, "Willie" is changed to "William" because of the risqué usage of the former in Britain!.
The song is often sung in a Cockney accent!.
Earlier sources usually spell the name "Henery"(as do some old sources when referring to the historical King of England), and the music requires the name "Henery" to be pronounced as three syllables!. The sheet music for the 1965 Herman's Hermits revival, however, presented the name as "Henry", as do sources referring to this version!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
"I am Henery the Eighth, I Am" (also "I'm Henery the VIII, I Am" or "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"; spelled "Henry" in references to the Herman's Hermits version) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R!. P!. Weston!. It was a signature song of music hall star Harry Champion and became the fastest-selling song in history to that point when revived in 1965 by Herman's Hermits, becoming the group's second number-one on the Hot 100 chart!. The lead solo on the Hermits' version was played by the groups lead guitarist Derek "Lek" Leckenby!.
In the well-known chorus, Henery explains that his wife had been married seven times before:
I'm Henery the Eighth, I am!
Henery the Eighth I am! I am!
I got married to the widow next door,
She's been married seven times before!.
Every one was an Henery
She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam
I'm her eighth old man named Henery
Henery the Eighth I am!.
According to one source, Champion "used to fire off [the chorus] at tremendous speed with almost desperate gusto, his face bathed in sweat and his arms and legs flying in all directions!."[1] In later versions recorded by Champion, "Willie" is changed to "William" because of the risqué usage of the former in Britain!.
The song is often sung in a Cockney accent!.
Earlier sources usually spell the name "Henery"(as do some old sources when referring to the historical King of England), and the music requires the name "Henery" to be pronounced as three syllables!. The sheet music for the 1965 Herman's Hermits revival, however, presented the name as "Henry", as do sources referring to this version!.Www@Enter-QA@Com