The Folks Who Live on the Hill
Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
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Many men with lofty aims, Strive for lofty goals, Others play at smaller games, Being simpler souls. I am of the latter brand, All I want to do, Is to find a spot of land, And live there with you. Someday we'll build a home on a hilltop high, You and I, Shiny and new a cottage that two can fill. And we'll be pleased to be called, "The folks who live on the hill". Someday we may be adding a thing or two, A wing or two. We will make changes as any fam'ly will, But we will always be called, "The folks who live on the hill". Our veranda will command a view of meadows green, The sort of view that seems to want to be seen. And when the kids grow up and leave us, We'll sit and look at the same old view, Just we two. Darby and Joan who used to be Jack and Jill, The folks who like to be called, What they have always been called, "The folks who live on the hill".
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Written by: Jerome Kern, Oscar II Hammerstein
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6 facts about this song
Song's Creation1. "The Folks Who Live on the hill" is a popular song that was written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II in 1937.
2. The song was written for the movie "High, Wide, and Handsome", a musical western.
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Bing Crosby1. Bing Crosby recorded his version of "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" on March 20, 1957.
2. Crosby's version was included in his album "Bing with a Beat".
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Frank Sinatra1. Frank Sinatra recorded the song for his album "Moonlight Sinatra" in 1966, which consisted of 12 songs that were themed around the moon.
2. Sinatra's recording musically embodied the song’s central theme of realizing one’s dreams with Sinatra’s mellow singing characteristically evoking a sense of nostalgia and warmth.
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Peggy Lee1. Peggy Lee had a special affinity with the song, recorded it numerous times throughout her career.
2. Her first version was recorded on March 15, 1957, which was arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
3. Lee's 1957 recording was benefitting from an arrangement that subtly underlined the hopeful tone of the lyric and made it one of the treasures of her discography.
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Jerome Kern1. Jerome Kern was already a famously successful Broadway composer when he composed the melody for "The Folks Who Live On The Hill."
2. Kern's composition was praised for its structure with its melody reflective of both its optimistic outlook and its fundamental theme of stability.
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Cover Versions1. Apart from Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Peggy Lee; the song has been covered by numerous artists such as Diana Krall, Johnny Mathis, and Art Farmer.
2. The song proved to be flexible enough to be recorded in various arrangements across different genres beyond its traditional pop origin.
3. The song is often adopted as a jazz standard due to its rich harmonic structure.
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