Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (song based on Charles Badger Clark’s 1907 poem “A Border Affair”)

~ Song

Annotation

The lyrics were set by an unknown composer. They come from a poem by Charles Badger Clark, Jr., "The Border Affair". Billy Simon and J. Williams are both often credited as most likely being that unknown composer.

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-01 21:34 UTC.

Relationships

writer:Charles Badger Clark (American cowboy poet, 1883–1957) (in 1907)
composer:Bill Simon (cowboy and leading rodeo circuit entertainer from Prescott, AZ) (in 1925)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/117785 [info]
Wikidata:Q9340034 [info]
later versions:Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (Bob Dylan arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1960-03-13Medley: Colorado Trail / Spanish Is the Loving Tongue / From Here On Up / Texas Girls / We Pity Our Bosses Five / The Scabs Crawl In / Swarthmore Girlslive and medleyPete Seeger3:24
Spanish Is a Loving TongueJohn Synnott; Bill & Renee3:36
Spanish Is a Loving TongueGlenn Yarbrough3:14
Spanish Is a Loving TonguecoverIan & Sylvia3:28
Spanish Is a Loving Tongue[unknown]2:55
Spanish Is a Loving TongueKen Carson?:??
Spanish Is a Loving TongueBill Staines4:01
Spanish Is a Loving Tongue (mono)Marianne Faithfull2:44
Spanish Is a Loving TongueKen Carson?:??
Spanish Is the Loving TongueHappy Traum4:14