The Tune
There are two versions. The simple version features a 3-note descending stepwise sequence; the original features the distinctive falling octave on the dominant. The version current in North Yorkshire has this tune:
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Famous quotes containing the word tune:
“[Children] need time to stare at a wall, daydream over a picture book, make mud pies, kick a ball around, whistle a tune or play the kazoo—to do the things today’s adults had time to do when they were growing up.”
—Leslie Dreyfous (20th century)
“If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy,
You’ll get all my applause.”
—Irving Berlin (1888–1989)