Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2010
  • A popular song of the day composed by Stephen Foster in 1854. It is still seen in media even today. Popular movies and cartoon characters, such as Bugs Bunny have sung this song.
    this was one of the first songs written that was intended for amateurs and professionals for singing along with the sheet music.
    Foster allegedly wrote this song for his wife, Jennie, from whom he was separated in an attempt to woe her back.
    This is by no means an intended copyright.
    lyrics:
    I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,
    Borne, like a vapor on the summer air,
    I see her tripping where the bright streams play,
    Happy as the daisies that dance on her way
    Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour
    Many were the blithe birds that warbled them o'er
    Oh I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,
    Floating like a vapor on the soft summer air!

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  • @rosebunker6629
    @rosebunker6629 2 роки тому +52

    When I was a little girl, I really used to think this song was about my mother - whose name was Jeanne, and who did have light brown hair! Six years ago today, we played it at her funeral. Such a beautiful song.

  • @RobertCole-Wilkin
    @RobertCole-Wilkin Рік тому +18

    My late wife was a Jeanie with lovely hair, Also beautiful eyes ,Still miss her after all these years. To hear it again brings back lots memories.

  • @LadyArwyn
    @LadyArwyn 7 років тому +204

    My grandfather, an organist, used to sing this for me when I was a little girl. My middle name is Jean, and my hair was light brown.

    • @kbuckley5330
      @kbuckley5330 7 років тому +5

      Arwen Rice that deserves a thumbs up. Because why not?

    • @ImprovSpeech
      @ImprovSpeech 6 років тому +1

      Was light brown? Did you dye your hair

    • @eibabunny
      @eibabunny 6 років тому +1

      Nam Pham It could've turned grey too

    • @scorpiovixen
      @scorpiovixen 5 років тому +1

      Arwen Rice awwww that's so adorable

    • @jurgenwind
      @jurgenwind 4 роки тому

      @@ImprovSpeech light brown hair can turn dirty blonde or dark brown

  • @elainechubb4243
    @elainechubb4243 5 років тому +67

    My incredible grandfather used to sing this to me, I listen to it on days when I'm really missing him and it makes me smile.

    • @GamesJoblin
      @GamesJoblin Рік тому

      Hey, it's a wonderful way we can stay forever with our grandkids 😉❤

  • @gia444_
    @gia444_ 4 роки тому +239

    only kids from the 1800's will understand

  • @jackielowe7377
    @jackielowe7377 3 роки тому +5

    Woke up and suddenly thought of this ditty my mum, Jean, used to sing....and here it is, and for the first time I know more than the first line.

  • @kzdr
    @kzdr 5 років тому +25

    Jeanie with the light brown hair anime brought me here. I really love old stuffs like this song. They always brings tears to my eyes.. Memories from the past played again on my mind. This makes me appreciate life more about how long I lived to this day. Even though I can never return to those days, but at least in my mind they keep living.

    • @derianfernandaardyantama2155
      @derianfernandaardyantama2155 4 роки тому +5

      Same here. I missed the anime a lot. It brings me back to the atmosphere of the anime. All the surroundings and even the lights. It made me cry :'-)

    • @blackbloodcell5147
      @blackbloodcell5147 3 роки тому

      Same

  • @BruDiggity
    @BruDiggity 12 років тому +21

    My Gram used to sing this to me while rocking me to sleep. You just can't duplicate that feeling now like all was right with the world. Thanks for sharing!

    • @marypower1261
      @marypower1261 Рік тому

      Agree with you 💔 i have dozens of beautiful beautiful songs i learned from BOTH my parents and also, especially, from my beloved grandmother xx. Plus i have 2 most lovely granddaughters who so LOVE singing and all things musical ... And yet... And yet.. I am not allowed sing for them or teach them any songs or how to play any of thr musical instruments i play.. My house is choc-a-bloc with music books of all kinds but i am not permitted to kindle their interest in anything other than what they are already interested in. There is no transfer of learning from my generation to theirs. I am 65; they are age 8 and 5. My daughter (their mother) has put down her foot about this many times, my heart is broken beyond belief. Yes, beyond belief. I don't understand her reasons i really don't. If i don't keep quiet i won't get to see them atal. 🙏🏼

  • @jeaniehuntromo597
    @jeaniehuntromo597 11 років тому +31

    Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair
    I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
    Borne like a vapor on the summer air
    I see her tripping where the bright streams play
    Happy as the daisies that dance on her way.
    Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour,
    Many were the blithe birds that warbled them o'er.
    I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
    Floating like a vapor on the soft, summer air.
    I sigh for Jeannie, but her light form strayed
    Far from the fond parts ro

  • @NotKevinLin
    @NotKevinLin 11 років тому +15

    I can't believe I'm listening to this in 2012, it's beautiful.

  • @qtbasement8309
    @qtbasement8309 2 роки тому +5

    Been humming this song since I was a kid, I dont know the lyrics or the title, now I am 28 years old and I just found this 😂 so cute

  • @carolinaamezaga3433
    @carolinaamezaga3433 6 років тому +13

    this song is beyond beautiful

  • @matthewsanpedro1918
    @matthewsanpedro1918 8 років тому +4

    This music was the best, I wish people from my generation could appreciate this

  • @SleepSerenityRelaxation
    @SleepSerenityRelaxation 5 років тому +7

    Said to have been part inspiration for the TV show "I Dream of Jeannie" along with the movie "Brass Bottle".

  • @maryc.6036
    @maryc.6036 4 роки тому +2

    Ho 36 anni e ho qst melodia in testa da quando ero bambina, per via di qualche cartone o film sulla guerra di civile americana. Stanotte ho finalmente dato un titolo e un testo ad una melodia che spesso mi risuona nella testa... Grazie internet!!!!

  • @WolodymyrSmishkewych
    @WolodymyrSmishkewych 9 років тому +11

    Thank you @silverdog09 for posting, and thank you all for your kind words. The recording was made for the 6th edition of the Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, with Yonit Kosovske on the fortepiano.

  • @eliciagans1245
    @eliciagans1245 11 років тому +11

    I really love this song!!

  • @CatholicSamurai
    @CatholicSamurai 2 місяці тому +1

    Not only do I now understand the elusive self-reference line “Genie with the light brown hair!” from Aladdin, I also discovered that the title of the smash-hit 1960s TV show is also a reference

  • @Grillenheimer
    @Grillenheimer 5 років тому +3

    Love this song and old.folk music. Just remember a more upbeat version. My grandmother used to sing "Down by the Old Mill Stream" and we had a little music box in the shape of an actual mill where the wheel actually turned when it played.

  • @susbus4189
    @susbus4189 4 роки тому +3

    Love that old style singing and melody

  • @JCPatrick
    @JCPatrick 4 роки тому +5

    I think I heard this on a Bugs Bunny cartoon or something when he was pretending to be a genie while singing this song.

  • @hellowwolleh3437
    @hellowwolleh3437 6 років тому +34

    I LIKE 1830'S TO 1890'S SONGs

  • @timkravchatsky4483
    @timkravchatsky4483 4 роки тому +95

    1800's microphones were amazing eh?

    • @ikutiap5923
      @ikutiap5923 4 роки тому +2

      it is called MP-3

    • @geoatavist6880
      @geoatavist6880 4 роки тому +3

      The size of Westminster Abbey and made entirely out of Shellac.

    • @pastelllie
      @pastelllie 3 роки тому +4

      Better than mine

    • @bartvink976
      @bartvink976 3 роки тому

      @@geoatavist6880 hair shellac?

    • @user-ou7ne6xy6o
      @user-ou7ne6xy6o 3 роки тому

      Tommyinnit: where can I buy it

  • @eliotguerin192
    @eliotguerin192 Рік тому

    My papá (grandfather) often sang parlor music like this, and other old fashioned songs. My granny would accompany him with her beautiful piano playing. He was a baritone, but regardless, performances like this remind me of them. Thanks 🙂

  • @47RedRyder
    @47RedRyder 9 років тому +1

    The singer is Thomas Hampson and it comes from a CD entitled American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster,

  • @Red_Devil_2011
    @Red_Devil_2011 4 роки тому +5

    Such a beautiful version of the song. Too bad he lost his gurl.

  • @jeanbirch4709
    @jeanbirch4709 6 років тому +2

    A lovely song my beloved father used to sing to me as a child

  • @BS-hq6iz
    @BS-hq6iz 6 років тому +2

    I found a minstrel shows record in my grandfathers house, and this song was on it

  • @thechuckjosechannel.2702
    @thechuckjosechannel.2702 Рік тому

    I Love this Song. Back when Beautiful Songs were being written before every Song started becoming Breakup Songs of Today.

  • @martinakizZzum
    @martinakizZzum 8 років тому +146

    i came here by myself.

    • @Cherry_amphetamines
      @Cherry_amphetamines 7 років тому

      martinakizZz I came here from a book called my secret war

    • @martinakizZzum
      @martinakizZzum 7 років тому +1

      what's the story? :p

    • @bajonettm2122
      @bajonettm2122 6 років тому +1

      I was introduced to german marshes in 2010 which lead me somehow to the confederates, which refers a little to Stephen Foster, who wrote Oh! Susannah and finally I found this just at the same time I adored "Beautiful Dreamer". That's the brief version of my story.

    • @michaelsharman5189
      @michaelsharman5189 6 років тому

      martinakizZz
      8i

    • @milliesx2766
      @milliesx2766 5 років тому

      dead

  • @precious_tritium
    @precious_tritium 5 років тому +4

    Woah, that's beautiful.

  • @ingus-mobilelegend4478
    @ingus-mobilelegend4478 6 років тому +8

    I love this song. Dont know why, its just classic and classyc at the same time

  • @lacouerfairy
    @lacouerfairy 11 років тому +1

    "My Old Kentucky Home" is also penned by Stephen Foster and is sung during the post parade every year at the Kentucky Derby. It's a beautiful song.

  • @rob40throy
    @rob40throy 9 років тому +27

    My favorite version, hands down. Too bad nobody seems to know who the singer is... and it's not even complete.

    • @WolodymyrSmishkewych
      @WolodymyrSmishkewych 9 років тому +17

      Thanks ***** for your compliments. The longer, 3-verse version we recorded (with Yonit Kosovske, fortepiano) can be heard in full on the Norton Recorded Anthology 6th or 7th eds. or on my website Wolodymyr Smishkewych dot com. Thanks again!

    • @rob40throy
      @rob40throy 9 років тому +8

      +Wolodymyr Smishkewych
      Wow, thank you sir! I didn't expect to get a response from the man, himself. Best wishes to you and your music!

    • @MUSGIF123
      @MUSGIF123 5 років тому +1

      Well actually there was a very similar singer on The Daily Service Singers who had a lead part in "O love that wilt not let me go".

    • @susbus4189
      @susbus4189 4 роки тому

      My fav isn't on youtube it's the cover from the "a complete authentic minstrel show" record

    • @levicopp3224
      @levicopp3224 2 роки тому

      Oh the melody of Foster's song.

  • @TonyLouis9345
    @TonyLouis9345 11 років тому +3

    I long for Jeannie with the day dawn smile
    Radiant in gladness, warm with winning guile
    I hear her melodies, like joys gone by
    Sighing round my heart o'er the fond hopes that die
    Sighing like the night wind and sobbing like the rain
    Wailing for the lost one that comes not again
    Oh! I long for Jeannie, and my heart bows low
    Never more to find her where the bright waters flow

  • @kanashiiaki14
    @kanashiiaki14 13 років тому +1

    i love it..... its already 2011, so what?! i just saw jeanie with the light brown hair anime and i searched it and its a true story!!! i love it!!! i love mr. foster! he's great...

    • @azahnurbandini6261
      @azahnurbandini6261 2 роки тому +1

      Where you can watch anime version ? I can't found it 🙏 please sharing your information , thanks for your kindness ❤️

  • @njmsj
    @njmsj Рік тому

    So beautiful!

  • @laubowiebass
    @laubowiebass 12 років тому +2

    You can look for the composer's other pieces. Also, it;s part of what's called Parlor songs. That should bring something up online.

  • @jeaniehuntromo597
    @jeaniehuntromo597 11 років тому +1

    und her native glade;
    Her smiles have vanished and her sweet songs flown
    Flitting like the dreams that have cheered us and gone.
    Now the nodding wild flow'rs may wither on the shore,
    While her gentle fingers will cull them no more;
    I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
    Floating like a vapor on the soft, summer air.
    perfect voice in old time!! i loveit

  • @arturolpc3593
    @arturolpc3593 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful!!!

    • @alysdexia
      @alysdexia Рік тому

      but gross thick accent

  • @FighterGlory
    @FighterGlory 9 років тому +1

    Very well done!

  • @alexcaballero8209
    @alexcaballero8209 9 років тому +2

    es una muy bella cancion compuesta por este señor. hacer sacar los sentimientos a flote.

  • @ramseswheels17
    @ramseswheels17 3 роки тому +3

    I’m stupid I actually thought it was him signing at first 😂😂

  • @rorycubel8914
    @rorycubel8914 11 років тому +1

    There is am LP album by the Boys Town Choir that did beautiful vocal renditions of Stephen Foster songs, get it. I had it way back in 1967. ; )

  • @azizibrahim9151
    @azizibrahim9151 10 років тому +1

    lovely

  • @pocm100
    @pocm100 12 років тому +1

    I found this song because Im reading "Nightime Is My Time" ~ Mary higgins Clark. " I dream of jeanie with the light brown hair ..."

  • @randulafernando3638
    @randulafernando3638 8 років тому +25

    Bugs bunny brought me here

  • @marz7521
    @marz7521 3 роки тому +1

    I played this in class when the teacher made us put our mics on

  • @honeymoon7438
    @honeymoon7438 6 років тому +1

    This is so cool

  • @willdellinger391
    @willdellinger391 10 років тому +2

    For those wondering, this is Wolodymyr Smishkewych.

  • @MartySparrow
    @MartySparrow 7 років тому +1

    Came here from Fallout 3 > Dear Hearts and Gentle People > scrap of paper found on Stephen Foster's body (wiki) > other Stephen Foster's songs (wiki). The song is beautiful and Arwen Rice story about it is lovely.

  • @terrancevanliew1814
    @terrancevanliew1814 Рік тому +1

    I long for Jeanie with the day-dawn smile
    Radiant in gladness. Warm with winning guile
    I hear her melodies like joys gone by
    Sighing round my heart o're the fond hopes that die
    Sighing like the night wind and sobbing like the rain
    Wailing for the lost ones who come, not again
    I long for Jeanie and my heart bows low
    Never more to find her where the bright waters flow

  • @TonyLouis9345
    @TonyLouis9345 11 років тому +4

    I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
    Borne, like a vapor, on the summer air
    I see her tripping where the bright streams play
    Happy as the daisies that dance on her way
    Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour
    Many were the blithe birds that warbled them o'er
    Oh! I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair
    Floating, like a vapor, on the soft, summer air

  • @norif476
    @norif476 9 років тому +1

    beautiful ( :

  • @saturatedneowax
    @saturatedneowax Рік тому

    I heard this for the first time, in music history class, as "I dream of Jeanie with the light round her". I think I like my version more

  • @rorycubel8914
    @rorycubel8914 11 років тому +1

    I just checked and I found The Boys Town Choir / Stephen Foster songs LP on Ebay for an outragious price of $80.00! It was put out in 1959. If you find it...grab it!!! : )

  • @ThePaulgillett
    @ThePaulgillett 8 років тому +30

    My class brought me here. I like it.

  • @richardmoon1852
    @richardmoon1852 7 років тому

    Thanks

  • @adamantium242
    @adamantium242 8 років тому +21

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate brought me here!

  • @bhyll2489
    @bhyll2489 10 років тому +7

    good song

  • @beydilove
    @beydilove 10 років тому +1

    It's "Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair"
    Music and lyrics by Stephen Foster. Published in 1854.

  • @CelineElla123
    @CelineElla123 12 років тому +5

    Does anyone know any similar songs from the 1800s?

  • @plarnston
    @plarnston 11 місяців тому +1

    Goes hard

  • @GrubWarp
    @GrubWarp 4 роки тому

    i'm 21 and i love this

  • @TonyLouis9345
    @TonyLouis9345 11 років тому +1

    I sigh for Jeannie, but her light form strayed
    Far from the fond hearts round her native glade
    Her smiles have vanished and her sweet songs flown
    Flitting like the dreams that have cheered us and gone
    Now the nodding wild flow'rs may wither on the shore
    While her gentle fingers will cull them no more
    Oh! I sigh for Jeannie with the light brown hair
    Floating like a vapor, on the soft summer air

  • @Drena2
    @Drena2 9 років тому +2

    The song should just go like "Jeanie With the light brown hair",Jeanie With the light brown hair",Jeanie With the light brown hair",Jeanie With the light brown hair"

  • @TheKickass227
    @TheKickass227 13 років тому +2

    I heard this song on an episode of Shining Time Station

  • @ricardosalas2567
    @ricardosalas2567 3 роки тому

    Who still listen in 2021?

  • @stephenclack4326
    @stephenclack4326 5 років тому +1

    My dad just played it on his euphonium

  • @q851230
    @q851230 2 роки тому +1

    I love this so much,Who's this singer ?

  • @TrumpetBobSr
    @TrumpetBobSr 11 років тому

    good old days

  • @khoapham1993
    @khoapham1993 9 років тому +4

    test in music 102 tomorrow !! uuhuhhhhhh!!!

  • @Nostogi
    @Nostogi 11 років тому +1

    Anyone know where I can get the piano sheets for THIS version of the song? Or at least the name of who wrote it along with the singer

  • @tenis993
    @tenis993 11 років тому +1

    You are the woman of Stephen Foster's dreams.

  • @mishutoful
    @mishutoful 4 роки тому +1

    It is such a good performance! Could somebody tell me the name of the singer?

  • @uber21
    @uber21 3 роки тому

    WATCH IT BUB!

  • @chelloodle
    @chelloodle 11 років тому +1

    I'm fairly sure this is off Swanee: The Music of Stephen Foster - I think it's Tim O'Brien singing. I could be wrong but I think this is the case.

  • @Dwadefan32
    @Dwadefan32 7 років тому

    LIT

  • @darktowersl
    @darktowersl 12 років тому

    @HonoraryCheesehead gracias!

  • @givepeaceachance
    @givepeaceachance 6 років тому +2

    I know it's getting old, but -- Monty Python brought me here!

  • @Swenthorian
    @Swenthorian Рік тому +1

    I wonder if this is the origin of the title of the show "I Dream of Genie".

  • @87shadowfox
    @87shadowfox 12 років тому

    As I was brought here by Hideyuki Kikuchi... for some reason, he wanted this mentioned in his books.

  • @xenophile84
    @xenophile84 7 місяців тому +1

    Who are the singer and pianist in this recording?

  • @athenal.mcconnell8142
    @athenal.mcconnell8142 2 роки тому

    ♥♥♥♥

  • @adawg2015
    @adawg2015 3 роки тому

    I bet Abe Lincoln listened to this with the boys.

  • @mexachihuas8237
    @mexachihuas8237 13 років тому

    listening for my music apprec. test tomorrow

  • @scifisoren
    @scifisoren 13 років тому

    Believe it or not, the name of the guy singing this is Wolodymyr Smishkewych or at least its credited to him.

  • @chelloodle
    @chelloodle 11 років тому

    Look into the work of Stephen Foster.

  • @ChocoLatte1610
    @ChocoLatte1610 13 років тому +1

    The wife's name is Jane McDowell Foster, and I'm her for a civil war living history project >:D

  • @lyn7570
    @lyn7570 4 роки тому

    jokes aside, this song do be slapping tho ngl

  • @persiafranklin1969
    @persiafranklin1969 3 роки тому

    I'm awake 😁🤪❤

  • @aixledizon
    @aixledizon 11 років тому

    Of course. a lot of the songs he produced was for minstrel shows.

  • @patchesthegoat1109
    @patchesthegoat1109 7 років тому +2

    I brought me here.

  • @dentedg
    @dentedg 3 роки тому +1

    I came here from a genie with light brown hair

  • @gelikoun2767
    @gelikoun2767 2 роки тому

    I know this song from Judith Hawkes, Julian's House

  • @annagresillon8538
    @annagresillon8538 3 роки тому

    is this version on spotify ?

  • @skatinsteezy
    @skatinsteezy 11 років тому

    Where can I download this song?

  • @nursegrace7492
    @nursegrace7492 9 років тому +2

    Joan Baez version is very haunting...my favorite

  • @momothecat1
    @momothecat1 6 років тому

    Take me out to the ballgame brought me here.

  • @bharp4390
    @bharp4390 3 роки тому

    Who is the tenor in this recording?