Friday 23rd April 2010
Celebrate St George’s Day with the Best in English Music
To celebrate St George’s Day PRS for Music has put together 10 iconic pieces of music to celebrate everything that is English. The Top 10 songs for St George’s are:
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 – Sir Edward Elgar
- English Rose – The Jam
- England 2, Columbia 0 – Kirsty MacColl
- Made In England – Elton John
- A New England – Kirsty MacColl/Billy Bragg
- Jerusalem – Sir Hubert Parry/ William Blake
- Three Lions – Lightning Seeds
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – Wallis Willis
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
- Country House - Blur
And in honour of the slain dragon perhaps Puff the Magic Dragon by Leonard Lipton, Peter Yarrow and recorded in 1963 by Peter, Paul and Mary.
ENDS
For more information, get in touch:
Nicola Formoy, Public Relations Manager:
nicola.formoy@prsformusic.com
02073064229 / 07539 837436
Clare Goldie, Press Officer
Clare.goldie@ppluk.com
0207 5341121 / 07834 645268
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