El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-05

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Girls in Blue" have always been sus
picioned in the public mind of having
met After the. Ball." Behind "Sweet
Tillie Taylor" can be seen glimpses of
ay is the heritage of ballad sung in
Thatcher's minstrels twelve years ago,
a statement which has gone unchalieng
ed for some time.
"Standing on the Corner" was sung
around Chicago as an impromptu pro-
duction of colored circles on State
street before it was picked up as q good
thing by George Evans and copyrighted
after being improved upon.
with an aria in the opera of "Amorita" {"
shows a thin line of distinction in the
form of tempo. This famous product
of Milwaukee also resembles in some
portions q song published in Boston
eight years previous, written by James
A. Fairchild. which is now in the dead
issues of the Ditson catalogue.
"Sweet Marie" is delicious COM
pound of the s'Letter that Never
Scotch ballad called "Rosalie.''
"I'm Happy My Baby's Come TO
Town. is almost whole coincidence
of "Psrson Johnson's Chicken
Brigade.' The standard ballad of 30,
Promise Me-" is an echo of Forbid
den Music.'' "Fly! You Blackbirds,
Fly" is combination of the old Vir-
ginia Essence. .""Ambolena Snow" and
"Put Me Off at Buffalo, 'Don't be
Cross''is reminiscent of Strauss waltz,
while Rossini's ''Stabat Mater" has
evidently supplied the inspiration for .
number of popular hits of the past
three years.
''Just Tell Them that. You Saw Me"
is among the hits of the hour. Com
pare the refrain of that famous produce
ton to the Introduction of "Hear Dem
the similarity is at once striking.
'.Sweet Bunch of Daises" was evil
dently plucked from the same flower
bed as "Sweet Violets'' and "Pretty
Pond Lillies," with dash of "Sleep,
Baby. Sleep.''
'.It's all Right if the Girl Don't
Care is composite song with frag-
ment of seven other ballads of the
past warmed over into q waltz melody.
secure medley of "Billie Taylor"
Doris" s'IDon't Want to Play in Your
Yard, - ''Hush-a-By Baby and after
the Ball %
"The New Bully" is descepdent of
''Who Will Buy My Roses Red" buri-
ed years ago, after enjoying the bloom
Of popular favor. "Molly on the Troll
ley" is ''The Daughter of Officer Por-
ter" in q new dress.
Alabama Coon" is similar to the old
English ballad ''The Future Mrs.
Awkins."
up Went O'Connor on his We'd
ding Day. is now the rage in the east.
1t is merely mixture of ''The Wear
ing of the Green" and the strains of
Killarney" nsturalized under q new
title. Yet the people with the me-
nory of those ballads fresh in their
sion with open arms. 1t started on the
Bowery, that successful nursery of
popular music.
1.-THE Mulligan Guards" has formed
he parent tree of The Bold Nc
and a number of other Irish
melodies that have caught the public
voice. Some music fans think that
Born Lady" sounds like one of Lew
old specialties.
The ''Cadet TwO-Step" is regarded by
many as having been the inspiration
or ''The Honeymoon March," There
vas a march published in Germany in
he distant past which is recalled by
'ortions of the Zenda waltzes of today.
'ome of Sousa's productions closely re-
emble each other.
Germany originally hummed and
7histled waltz, which was echoed in
his country two years later when
Little Annie Rooney" was introduc-
d to the American people.
"Doris' was taken from the Operet-
q of "Rosita," written by ihe same
omposer. Little Annie Malone' is
coincidence of this musical favOrite,
ut the records show that the operetta
,ade it's appearance first Since then
She's the Little Girl That Loves Me"
as been added to the songs coincident
1g, the refrain from "Rosits, which
as been murdered in the first de-
ree," more or less, by home talent
throughout the country for the past
IN years.
Among the verses of songs it is not
Frequent to see "eyes of blue" and
heart so true "sweetheart tits hard
D part'' and Farewell, my love, fare
ell" .Home" and ''roam' are in
pearl' and "girl." Love is the staple
nd ever popular story told in music
YER and over again. It appeals to the
and perpetuates imitation.
Success inspires imitation and q
arge crop of failures, which accounts
argely for the short life of the popular
ong. Titles are initiated as well as
eminent and melody, frequently caus-
ng confusion, but always evading the
d BY some publishers as farcical as
rejection to title. There are today
fteen "Marguerites," twenty "Ma-
vs." a dozen "Mo!lies," and eXhaus-
we instances similar to these. And
here are Others.