Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby
Encyclopedia
"Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" is a popular barbershop
song composed in 1924 by Les Applegate. It is often included in the repertoire of a barbershop quartet
. The lyrics are not related to Coney Island
directly, but are about a man abandoning his lover (whom he apparently met at Coney Island) to avoid marriage, the drudgery of which is lamented in the middle section, often known separately as "We All Fall."
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era , is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture...
song composed in 1924 by Les Applegate. It is often included in the repertoire of a barbershop quartet
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era , is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture...
. The lyrics are not related to Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
directly, but are about a man abandoning his lover (whom he apparently met at Coney Island) to avoid marriage, the drudgery of which is lamented in the middle section, often known separately as "We All Fall."
External links
- Performance by Fresh Blend Quartet (YouTube)
- Performance by Julien Neel, one-man multitrack performance (YouTube)
- Chord charts and verses, arrangements by Jim Bottorff
- Sheet music from Summer Harmony Camp