{"id":10561,"date":"2015-01-31T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/?p=10561"},"modified":"2015-01-31T06:00:41","modified_gmt":"2015-01-31T11:00:41","slug":"its-a-long-way-to-tipperary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/its-a-long-way-to-tipperary\/","title":{"rendered":"IT'S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, January 31, 1915<\/em><\/p>\n

In Camp, Lark Hill, Salisbury Plains<\/em><\/p>\n

The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cRoute march.\u00a0 Lecture to officers by Capt. E. W. Pope,* Bde. Staff on Military Law.\u201d [1]<\/em><\/p>\n

* Note:\u00a0 Captain Edgar William Pope, Royal Canadian Regiment, Staff Captain, 3rd<\/sup> Cdn. Inf. Bgde.,CEF; later Lieut.-Col.<\/p>\n

\"31<\/a>THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY:\u00a0“It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” is a British music hall<\/a> song written by Jack Judge<\/a> and co-credited to, but not co-written by, Henry James “Harry” Williams.\u00a0 It was allegedly written for a 5 shilling<\/a> bet in Stalybridge<\/a> on 30 January 1912 and performed the next night at the local music hall. Now commonly called “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary”, the original printed music calls it “It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary.” It became popular among soldiers in the First World War<\/a> and is remembered as a song of that war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Welcoming signs in the referenced town of Tipperary<\/a>, Ireland, humorously declare, “You’ve come a long way…” in reference to the song.<\/p>\n

During the First World War<\/a>, Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> correspondent George Curnock saw the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers<\/a> singing this song as they marched through Boulogne<\/a> on 13 August 1914 and reported it on 18 August 1914. The song was quickly picked up by other units of the British Army<\/a>. In November 1914 it was recorded by the well-known tenor John McCormack<\/a>, which helped its worldwide popularity.<\/p>\n

One of the most popular hits of the time, the song is typical in that it is not a war-like song that incites the soldiers to glorious deeds. Popular songs in previous wars (such as the Boer Wars<\/a>) frequently did this. In the First World War however, the most popular songs, like this one and “Keep the Home Fires Burning<\/a>“, concentrated on the longing for home.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 [2]<\/a><\/p>\n

[1]\u00a0\u00a0 War Diary, 14th<\/sup> Canadian Battalion, The Royal Montreal Regiment<\/em>, Jan 31, 1914.\u00a0 Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa,\u00a0http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089686.jpg<\/a><\/pre>\n
[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wikipedia contributors, \"It's a Long Way to Tipperary,\" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,<\/em> http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=It%27s_a_Long_Way_to_Tipperary&oldid=621044012<\/a> (accessed August 28, 2014).<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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