SONG OF THE DAY

“The Bal­lad of High Noon Theme (or Do Not For­sake Me, Oh My Dar­lin’)” by Tex Rit­ter (from the High Noon orig­i­nal sound­track, 1952). Writ­ten by Dim­itri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington.

WHY TODAY?

Todd sang it to me, and it was cute.

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

- It was awarded the 1952 Acad­emy Award for Best Orig­i­nal Song.

- In the con­text of film music, “The Bal­lad of High Noon” is acclaimed not merely for its musi­cal inte­gra­tion with High Noon’s score, but also for expound­ing lyri­cally on the themes of hon­our and oblig­a­tion which define the film.

- The orig­i­nal was recorded by Tex Rit­ter, but numer­ous cov­ers have also been made of the song, most notably by Frankie Laine and Con­nie Francis.

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