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Artwork for The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash

The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit

John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash

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  • 1973
  • 2:22
  • 111 BPM · G# major

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  1. Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose (Louis Armstrong)

  2. Recorded at Decca Studios, also Here Comes My Baby (Cat Stevens), I Love My Dog (Cat Stevens) and Matthew & Son (Cat Stevens)

  3. Written by W.S. Gilbert, also The Mikado: “A wand’ring minstrel I” (D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus), The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La (D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus) and The Mikado: So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret (D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus)

  4. Part of The Mikado (1973 D’Oyly Carte cast), also The Mikado: “A wand’ring minstrel I” (D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus), The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La (D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus) and The Mikado: So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret (D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus)

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Written by
Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert
Performed by
John Reed
Part of
The Mikado (1973 D’Oyly Carte cast)
Recorded at
Decca Studios
Released on
Decca Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was performed by John Reed

    The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was performed by John Reed

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  2. 2MusicBrainz The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was written by Arthur Sullivan

    The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was written by Arthur Sullivan

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  3. 3MusicBrainz The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was written by W.S. Gilbert

    The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was written by W.S. Gilbert

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  4. 4MusicBrainz The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit is part of the release The Mikado (1973 D’Oyly Carte cast)

    The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit is part of the release The Mikado (1973 D’Oyly Carte cast)

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  5. 5MusicBrainz The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was recorded at Decca Studios

    The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was recorded at Decca Studios

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit

    Decca Records is the label of the song The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit

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  7. 7MusicBrainz The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was released on 1973

    The Mikado: On a Tree By a River a Little Tom Tit was released on 1973

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