Yes My Darling Daughter - song origin and 3 versions. Eydie Gorme + video free download


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I think this song hasn't been a hit since the 1940s in America, but it has been around. It originated as a Ukrainian song a few centuries ago, written for a musical play about a love triangle. Here are samples of how it has been adapted in western music.

1) Ukrainian original recently recorded by Maria Mikolaychuk - portion

2) Dinah Shore hit #10 1940 - portion

3) The Barry Sisters sing a Jewish adaptation - portion

4) @2:41 Eydie Gorme's first single on Columbia in 1962, uncharted. complete.

The Mikolaychuk recording is available on a Russian website at http://mp3zzz.ru/alb/4570.html

The Shore and Barry songs can be purchased online.

Eydie's is available on a CD compilation. See her website.

The Barry Sisters sang in the 1950s-60s mainly to the Jewish American audience.

Jews from Ukraine adopted various folk music including Gypsy, like Tumbalalaika.

In the original Ukrainian play, the singer is warning her man Hrich not to go and be tempted by other women. It develops into a serious drama.

I heard that the Poles try to claim it as their song.

Comments

10 years ago

Tony Robson

What are you talking about, 'It's not Jewish' listen ot the pathos, the cadence, of course it is Jewish. Tony Robson a goyim

10 years ago

Oks Vit

найкраще звучить ,звичайно,на українській мові - мові оригіналу

12 years ago

Andy Good

even Ella Fitzgerald singed that

12 years ago

GeoSilverMore

Press this number 2:41 and it will skip to that point.

12 years ago

Marekargentyna

You can find the complete Ukrainian version in Youtube: Ой не ходи Грицю. Українська народна пісня Enjoy!

12 years ago

TolKOZAK

For the full Ukrainian version go to my channel, TolKozak and look under "Oy ne Khodi Hritsiu"

12 years ago

Strawberry7Lynn

I'd rather have heard Eydie's version from the off. Unfortunately, no-one's posted this version on its own

12 years ago

Мирон Сайзенко

No, it's not Jewish. Marusya Churaj wrote it and today it is considered to be a folk song. Originally, it is very sad and about girl, who poisoned her love.

13 years ago

john brown

Have a listen to Brass Band Berlin playing Minka,or if you have the dvd of spike jones you see George Rock and Spike Jones doing Minka.Definately an old song from Europe somewhere.

13 years ago

GeoSilverMore

@pflying I absolutely cannot find a full version. Find someone who can deal in Russian and go to that Russian site. Then share with me. I was told it's an original Ukrainian song.

13 years ago

BackToTheBlues

What a great idea to put these versions together, I'd never heard the first three before. That slide up Eydie does at the end of her version shows what control she had of her voice - it's realy hard to keep sounding smooth and strong going from chest voice to head voice and back again.

14 years ago

GSilverWorld

@Georgewos I'm not clear about that. I always thought Luche Bulo was a different song. Someone says that's the Polish arrangement. I don't even have a complete Hrichu song.

14 years ago

Viktor Babich

Найгарніше ця пісня звучить в оригіналі. Слава Україні!

14 years ago

GeoSilverMore

@antrutter It's on one of their CDs. See their website steveandeydie. I've also seen it sold online. What about amazon?

14 years ago

Ant Rutter

This is one of my favourites from childhood. I've been trying to find it on cd or download but it doesn't seem to be available anywhere, can anybody help?!

14 years ago

Billyavereb

hi, just to mention, the Hungarian csángó's in Moldva region (Romania) play this as well on flute and violin in their traditional music...

15 years ago

Jamie Holder

I just love Eydie's version of this! Its the BEST! I first heard it from "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton :) x

15 years ago

Vegetableman

Like Georgewos I really appreciate all the info - nicely put together. Oddly enough, Eydie Gorme's version was a top 10 hit in the UK in 1962, the year I discovered pop. ^_^

15 years ago

GeoSilverMore

Is that what's called a siren call? ... Where would we be without Eydie.

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