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2007-02-22 01:38:22 · 22 answers · asked by SHANTELE T 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It's either, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU", - or, the National Anthem of the People's Republic of CHINA!
2007-02-22 01:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by Spike 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday
2007-02-22 01:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday.
2007-02-22 01:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Polo 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday To You
2007-02-22 01:41:28 · answer #4 · answered by justchillin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday to You, the four-line ditty was written as a classroom greeting in 1893 by two Louisville teachers, Mildred J. Hill, an authority on Negro spirituals, and Dr. Patty Smith Hill, professor emeritus of education at Columbia University.
The melody of the song Happy Birthday to You was composed by Mildred J. Hill, a schoolteacher born in Louisville, KY, on June 27, 1859. The song was first published in 1893, with the lyrics written by her sister, Patty Smith Hill, as "Good Morning To All."
Happy Birthday to You was copyrighted in 1935 and renewed in 1963. The song was apparently written in 1893, but first copyrighted in 1935 after a lawsuit (reported in the New York Times of August 15, 1934, p.19 col. 6)
In 1988, Birch Tree Group, Ltd. sold the rights of the song to Warner Communications (along with all other assets) for an estimated $25 million (considerably more than a song). (reported in Time, Jan 2, 1989 v133 n1 p88(1)
In the 80s, the song Happy Birthday to You was believed to generate about $1 million in royalties annually. With Auld Lang Syne and For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, it is among the three most popular songs in the English language. (reported in Time, Jan 2, 1989 v133 n1 p88(1)
Happy Birthday to You continues to bring in approximately 2 million dollars in licensing revenue each year, at least as of 1996 accounting, according to Warner Chappell and a Forbes magazine article.
Cheers :-)
2007-02-22 01:45:20 · answer #5 · answered by Captain Jack ® 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Happy Birthday To You.
2007-02-22 01:41:21 · answer #6 · answered by Alicat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahaha. i would say happy birthday... but i gotta say lips of an angel by hinder is the most overplayer, over sung ever. its a good song and all, just played too much
2007-02-22 03:22:07 · answer #7 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too easy!! happy birthday!! it was written by 2 sisters for a family party in america an now its sung all over the world, evn in different languages!! we sang it in spanish for a friend whose birthday it was cos the teacher sed we wernt allowed 2 sing it in spanish cos it was a spanish lesson.
2007-02-22 02:37:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Happy Birthday to You" is the most popular song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and "Auld Lang Syne".
2007-02-22 01:42:26 · answer #9 · answered by miley_fan9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Guiness Book of records it's "Happy Birthday to You"
2007-02-22 01:41:36 · answer #10 · answered by Barbara Doll to you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋