The song was written in 1907 by John A. Glover-Kind and was made famous by music hall singer Mark Sheridan who first recorded it in 1909. It speaks of the singer's love for the seaside, and his wish to return there for his summer holidays each year. It was composed at a time when the yearly visits of the British working-class to the seaside were booming. It can be heard at the end of the Queen song, "Seven Seas of Rhye" as it fades out.
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Artist Profile: Mark Sheridan
Born in 1864
He was a popular comedian and able singer of lusty seaside songs. "With his eccentric appearance, comic- patter, and delightful dancing and singing, he was undoubtedly one of the most original turns the halls had ever seen or heard"
He died in January 1918, aged 53.
Original name is Fred Shaw
He performed for over 30 years
Married too Ethel Maude Davenport
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