Loch Lomond by Benny Goodman

Loch Lomond by Benny Goodman.

Lyrics:
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,
On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.

Oh! Ye'll take the high road, and I'll take the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.

'Twas then that we parted, In yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond,
Where, in purple hue, The highland hills we view,
And the moon coming out in the gloaming.

The wee birdies sing, And the wild flowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters sleeping.
But the broken heart it kens, Nae second spring again,
Though the waeful may cease frae their greeting.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Loch
• Lomond
• music
• Benny
• Goodman
• Mildred
• Bailey
• Jazz
• vocal

[jinkys13]

gary and pj....it's an interpretation of the song. i like that they (benny goodman orchestra) made it different and kept it true to themselves while i adore the slower sadder version i can also appreciate this version, and find it pretty as it is different and offers a sense of optimism that slower versions obviously don't. Creative material is recycled for centuries....how boring would life be if it just carbon copied withou varied interpreations.....open minds never hurt!

[Edwin572]

I used to sing this song in school in Canada way back in the 40's & 50's. I am of English & Scottish descent so it pays tribute to my heritage. Martha Tilton's vocal really does justice to this song. The male voice you hear taking the high road is Benny Goodman himself.He could sing but his best asset was his abiltiy to play the clarinet. He was trained in the classics growing up in Chicago & I heard him play the Concerto for Clarinet & do as good a job on that as he did on his swing numbers.

[MrGreenman447]

My friends told me this song is meant to be sad, they were converted by Martha Tilton's vocals, they sings like an angle int his version :D

[rabblue]

@dancingonpins a couldnt agree more . WELL SAID SAR

[dancingonpins]

.. I don't usually post negative comments, as I think it's a waste of my time, but I must say something about this rendition. "Yon Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" has never been an upbeat song, nor should it ever be. This is like sacrilege >_<

[jazzman900]

@glennmiller2005 i think s/he means it's terrible because it has been "jazzed up" s/he must prefer the original more somber version as oppose to this swing version

[TheYearTwentyTwenty]

"I'll be in Scatland afooooore ya!"

[glennmiller2005]

@pac123321 terrible version!?!?! this is the live at carnegie! the recording is shit. you can hear it switch in the middle. but you don't get the 30 minute applause in this version.

[kilomeister]

@pac123321 fantatsic swing version.. the corries aren't authentic

[pac123321]

terrible version. check out the corries for authenticity

[zooterdan]

This song was quite popular in the late thirties and early forties. It was covered by many jazzbands of the swing era. Benny Goodman's rendition is one of the best. This live one is a little bit slower than the studio version you can listen here :

[Agentus004]

@jendrew3

Explain how this is "crappy diction".