My Bonnie

My Bonnie ( Lies Over the Ocean ) the title of a public domain, traditional Scottish folk songs, by Charles E. Pratt is originally called Bring Back My Bonnie to Me composed song, which was known by the Beatles in 1961 worldwide and has become an evergreen.

Genesis

The origin of the song is uncertain; is sure that has undergone some transformations its title. It is assumed in the literature that it was sung for the first time from April 16, 1746 by Charles Edward Stuart (called " Bonnie Prince Charlie" ) after the defeat at the Battle of Culloden. Send Back My Barney to Me was written about 1860 by Harry Clifton and published, however, contains a different text. In July 1872, the song in the New Prize Medal songbook is listed as # 9. The printed version of the song first appeared on January 15, 1881 in the 2nd edition by William H. Hills ' Students' Songs ( Cambridge ( Massachusetts)) under the title My Bonnie (page 9). The unknown student song was then for the first time in 1882 by Pratt under the pseudonym " J. T. Woods "and" H. J. Fulmer " published in the phase of Tin Pan Alley, entitled Bring Back My Bonnie to Me by the music publisher TB Harms & Co..

Lyrically it's about a woman who dreams of the death of her located on Lake Partners (" lies over the ocean " ) and it greatly missed ( "bring back my Bonnie to me" ). The cause of her desired sea breezes ( " the winds have blown over the ocean " ) eventually bring him back. " Bonnie " means in Scots "pretty" and is usually a female, rarely a male first name.

First recordings

Ella Logan - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (1938 )

Ella Fitzgerald - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (1952 )

Beatles - My Bonnie ( U.S. Single, 1964)

It took decades for the music industry took up the popular song. The range of titles is striking that lay the different operations based. The Haydn Quartet launched seen as the first volume, entitled Bring Back My Bonnie to Me (recorded on November 14, 1900, Victor A-123 ), followed by the Leake County Revelers with My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean ( October 25, 1927; Columbia 15227 -D). The soprano Alma Gluck decided to Bring Back My Bonnie to Me (11 September 1918 Victrola 64793 ), Ella Logan My Bonnie Lies Over chose the Ocean (17 July 1938 Brunswick 8196; Rank 8 U.S. Pophitparade ), under the same title took over the Mobile Strugglers the song (July 18, 1954 AmSkBa ), Ella Fitzgerald My Bonnie Lies over under the Ocean (August 11, 1952 Decca 28375 ). Ray Charles My Bonnie brought the B-side of You Be My Baby out ( February 20, 1958, Atlantic 1196, published in August 1958), Duane Eddy used in his instrumental version of the title Bonnie Came Back ( February 1960; GB -12). This was followed by Bobby Darin (LP Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles, November 7, 1961, published in March 1962), Bing Crosby (June 21, 1962), the JBO James Blast Orchestra decided to My Bonnie ( September 1995). My Bonnie felt as a song form in movies, on 15 September 1925 had premiere. Since then, the song is in the public domain, each processor must give his name as a composer.

Version of the Beatles

The Beatles recorded the Ray Charles version as a model and had already played My Bonnie several times during their performance at Hamburg 's Top Ten Club from 1 April 1961. Polydor record producer Bert Kaempfert planned music recordings with Tony Sheridan and found a support group that occurs in Hamburg in June 1961 Liverpool beat band The Beatles. When Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers they were on June 22, 1961 in the Friedrich- Ebert-Halle in Hamburg- home field - one serving as a concert hall auditorium and no recording studio - with producer Bert Kaempfert and Karl Hinze as a sound engineer before the microphones. Were recorded - with a portable 2- track tape ( mixed in stereo) - 5 tracks in 2 days.

Admission June 22, 1961:

On June 23 in 1961 was

The recordings were made in the cast Tony Sheridan (vocals / guitar), George Harrison ( lead guitar ), John Lennon ( rhythm guitar), Paul McCartney (bass guitar) and Pete Best (drums). In My Bonnie George Harrison played lead guitar though, but Tony Sheridan took over the guitar intro and the guitar solo. For the recording session as a companion volume of Sheridan The Beatles were DM 300 On 23 October 1961, the single My Bonnie ( My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean ) / The Saints ( When the Saints Go Marching In) ( Polydor 24 673 ) was released and reached Rank 5 in the German charts; it were sold in Germany 100.000 singles. In the UK, the single was released only on January 5, 1962 on the market and there could place only ranked 48 in the charts. She received on 27 January 1962 rating in Melody Maker and on 21 February 1964, New Musical Express. The later Beatles manager Brian Epstein ordered 200 pieces for his Liverpool record store, NEMS because of the interested buyer Raymond Jones. In the U.S., the plate came at the January 27, 1964 during the British Invasion (MGM K 13213 ) on the market, came on February 8, 1964 to rank 26 and sold 300,000 copies. On December 21, 1961 Tony Sheridan took for his solo album My Bonnie some pieces without the Beatles (published in April 1962).

Reception

My Bonnie made ​​initially through a transformation from a student song about the children's song for Shanty before it was discovered by pop music. There it was placed stylishly across use of Old- Time Music ( precursor of country music; Leake County Revelers ) jazz versions ( Ella Fitzgerald ), Rhythm & Blues ( Ray Charles ) to Rock & Roll ( Beatles ). DJ Ötzi also came at this Evergreen not over (April 2001). Overall, there are at least 44 versions.