Now Is the Hour

"Now Is the Hour" is a popular song, though often described as a traditional Maori song. It is usually credited to Clement Scott, Maewa Kaihau & Dorothy Stewart. It first became known in 1913 when it was published by W.H.Paling and Co as a...

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...that Briggs' impotence may have honest roots. Briggs is first made aware of Rosie when he hears her singing the popular song Now is the hour in the kitchen of the Cottonwood Ranch. The song would be a year-long hit for Huxley's...

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..."Rose O'Day" (1941), "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (1942), "There Goes That Song Again" (1944), "Seems Like Old Times " (1946), and "Now Is the Hour" (1947). Her theme song was "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain", the lyrics of...

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...104 (1962) "Cry To Me" / "I'll Be A Liar" - Jubilee 5456 (1963) "His Kiss" / "It's Dark Outside" - Jubilee 5465 (1964) "Mojo Hannah" / "Now Is The Hour" - Jubilee 5480 (1964) "What A Sad Feeling" / "I'm Evil Tonight" - Sansu 450...

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...abroad, becoming known for his florid style. Scott's travels also inspired his creative writing. After a tour of New Zealand, he wrote "Now Is the Hour" (Haere Ra) known as the Maori farewell song, based on a traditional New Zealand melody,...

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...Year Great Songs of Faith''. The words of "Cleanse Me" are based on Psalm 139; it is set to the Maori folk tune PO ATA RAU (translated as "Now Is the Hour"). It was written in 1936 when Orr was at an Easter revival meeting in Ngaruawahia,...

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...local residents had strong feelings for their railway, and when the last Tahakopa-based engine, A 476, departed the isolated terminus, "Now Is the Hour" was sung and a wreath was placed on the locomotive. With the closure of the Tahakopa...

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All at sea: a moving scene from Now is the Hour You may associate it with Gracie Fields, but "Now Is the Hour" is adapted from a traditional Maori song. So it's a masterstroke to have it sung here by a young New Zealander serving as a...

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...He Poroporaoki (A Farewell), it sought to re-create the mood of parents, wives and children farewelling Kiwi troops with the traditional song Now Is The Hour. Organisers went to extraordinary extents to banish memories of years when rock...

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...the agenda when he was elected to the County Council in 1969. "If ever it had a chance to move, it is now," Kramer said yesterday. "Now is the hour." The only active opposition coming from an official body is centered in Prince George's,...

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