- Written by
- Tommie Connor, Clive Erard, Ross Parker
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-010.440.114-0 ASCAP, ISWC
- Comments
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This song is apparently a satirical take-off of the popular American narrative poem, "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight" by Rose Hartwick Thorpe (merely Hartwick at the time the poem was written). The first draft of poem was written when in 1867 when Thorpe was 16 years of age; it was modified and published by "The Detroit Advertiser" in 1870. Thereafter it became extremely popular and was republished throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It became the basis of dozens of vaudeville skits. Although Thorpe continued to write and published three volumes of poetry and several children's books, none ever achieved the attention of "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight" -- her first published work.
"Hang on the Bell Nellie" is not an adaptation of the poem as it does not use Thorpe's words, but the basic situation described in the song is the same as that in the poem. - Published by
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION
ASCAP
FRANCIS DAY AND HUNTER LTD ASCAP
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Versions
Hang on the Bell, Nellie written by Tommie Connor, Clive Erard, Ross Parker English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Hang on the Bell, Nellie REC | Beatrice Kay - Orchestra under the Direction of Elliot Jacoby | July 1949 | First recording in March 1949 | |
| Hang on the Bell, Nellie REL | Connie Haines and The Highlighters with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Roy Ross | May 1949 | First release | ||
| Hang on the Bell Nellie | Billy Cotton and His Band | June 1949 | |||
| Hang on the Bell, Nellie | Lou Preager and His Orchestra | 1949 | |||
| Hang on the Bell, Nellie | The Chad Mitchell Trio | November 1961 | Live | ||
| Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight | Ray Boguslav | 1961 | |||
| Hang on the Bell, Nellie | Rowan & Martin | June 24, 1966 | |||
| Hang on the Bell, Nellie | Joe Hickerson | 1970 | |||
| Hang on the Bell | Country Ham | 1979 |