The song I’m featuring today is one I sang many times when I worked as a registered music therapist with nursing home residents. I was inspired to share it after reading a post from A Unique Title for Me, in which Jim Adams provides a history of the song plus several versions. Here’s a little bit of what he has to say.
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This song became associated with the English West Ham football club which now plays at London Stadium and the fans often sing this song. One story says that a young player called William Murray, who played for Park School in east London and West Ham’s school boys’ team, was nicknamed ‘Bubbles’ by the headmaster, Cornelius Beal due to his similarity in appearance to the boy in the 1886 painting called ‘Bubbles’ by Sir John Everett Millais, which became famous due to its use in a poster to…
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Thank you, Patty, for reblogging.
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Hi Abbie.
I enjoyed this post a lot. I like when people share historical information like that.
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Thank you. I’m glad you found the post informative. I try to provide a little background on the songs I share.
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Well that was one of the better ones. I enjoyed it.
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