Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There
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"Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There" is a popular
song
with music by Fred Fisher
and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
and Howard Johnson
, published in 1916
.
A version of the song recorded by Charles W. Harrison
in 1916 is considered to have been a #1 hit in its day.
The song was also popular in Britain in 1916.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
with music by Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)
Joseph McCarthy was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include You Made Me Love You, and I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's "Fantasie Impromptu".McCarthy, who was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, was a frequent collaborator...
and Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson (lyricist)
Howard Johnson was a song lyricist. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.Songwriter , author and lyricist, Johnson was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in New York, New York. He was educated in high school and in private music study...
, published in 1916
1916 in music
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.
A version of the song recorded by Charles W. Harrison
Charles W. Harrison
Charles Harrison was an American tenor ballad singer.Harrison studied singing in New York City with Frederick Bristol...
in 1916 is considered to have been a #1 hit in its day.
The song was also popular in Britain in 1916.