THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER
"The Old Lamp-Lighter"
"The Old Lamp-Lighter" a popular song, The music was written by Nat Simon, the lyrics by Charles Tobias. The song was published in 1946.
Several versions of the song made the best-seller charts in 1946-1947.
The most popular recording, by Sammy Kaye (vocal by Billy Williams),
was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1963.
It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on November 8, 1946, it lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one.
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BACKING TRACK / Courtesy of YouTube / The Old Lamplighter / The Karaoke Channel - In the style of The Browns - Vol. 1
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All photos, stills, clips and music / lyrics, are copyrighted to their respective owner(s) and "Ian Wilson" claims no ownership.
This is a non-profit video made solely for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis, comment, education / pedagogical / teaching purposes only. All rights to the respected owners.
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GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL BY :- Ian Wilson.
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SOUND WAS ACHIEVED BY :-
I played my Fender Stratocaster guitar, into a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen USB Audio Interface, then into a 'Reaper Mixing Software' programme to record the sound whilst playing to the backing track of :- 'The Old Lamp-Lighter'
Using Reaper & Guitar Rig, I produced the desired sound required and saved the finished soundtrack to my computer as a MP3 file.
Then I placed the camera footage onto the timeline in CyberLink PowerDirector19, 'BUT' I replaced the camera soundtrack with the 'NEW'
computer mixed soundtrack from Reaper and Guitar Rig, re-edited the footage to produce the finished video of :- 'The Old Lamp-Lighter'
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The Old Lamplighter / Song by The Browns / Lyrics.
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter
Beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
You'd hear the patter of his feet
As he came toddling down the street
His smile would had a lonely heart you see
If there were sweethearts in the park
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark
Remembering the days that used to be
For he recalls when things were new
He loved someone who loved him too
Who walks with him alone in memories
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter
Of long, long ago
Now if you look up in the sky
You'll understand the reason why
The little stars at night are all aglow
He turns them on when night is here
He turns them off when dawn is near
The little man we left of long ago
He made the night a little brighter
Wherever he would go
The old lamplighter of long, long ago
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