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{{Short description|Children's song written by David Mallett}}
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"'''Garden Song'''" is a popular [[children's song]] and [[American folk music|American folk]] song written by [[David Mallett]] in 1975.

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The song has been recorded by [[Paul Stookey]] of [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], [[John Denver]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[Fred Penner]], [[Makem and Clancy#Recordings and appearances|Makem and Clancy]], [[Raffi Cavoukian]], [[John Lithgow]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell]], [[Charlotte Diamond]], as well as [[the Muppets]].<ref name="SJ">{{cite news |title=Dave Mallett will perform in Norway |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_BBHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4624,1971909&dq=garden-song+1975&hl=en |newspaper=Sun Journal|date=11 July 2003 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Larkin1998">{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of country music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wi_aAAAAMAAJ|access-date=6 December 2011|date=1 May 1998|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0236-5|page=263}}</ref> The version of "Garden Song" covered by John Denver made the national charts.<ref name="PCD">{{cite news |title=Getting Used to Success |first=Jon |last=Halvorsen |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cTAqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018,722045&dq=garden-song&hl=en |newspaper=Park City Daily News|date=2 December 1979 |access-date=4 December 2011}}</ref> His version reached number 7 on the [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian]] AC charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6836.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 AC Singles - October 6, 1979}}</ref>


A picture book version of the song call ''Inch by Inch: The Garden Song'' was also created.<ref name="Mallett Eitan 1997 p. ">{{cite book | last1=Mallett | first1=D. | last2=Eitan | first2=O. | title=Inch by Inch: The Garden Song | publisher=HarperCollins | series=MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection | year=1997 | isbn=978-0-06-443481-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ijvrKhhZ7JEC | access-date=2019-07-24 }}</ref>
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"Garden Song" was written by [[David Mallett]] in 1975 and has become a part of American folklore since being recorded by [[the Muppets]] in 1995.<ref name="SJ">{{cite news |title=Dave Mallett will perform in Norway | |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_BBHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z_MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4624,1971909&dq=garden-song+1975&hl=en |newspaper=Sun Journal|date=11 July 2003 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> The song has been also recorded by [[Paul Stookey]] of [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], [[John Denver]], [[Pete Seeger]], and [[Arlo Guthrie]].<ref name="Larkin1998">{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of country music|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wi_aAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 December 2011|date=1 May 1998|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0236-5|page=263}}</ref> The version of "Garden Song" covered by John Denver made the national charts.<ref name="PCD">{{cite news |title=Getting Used to Success |first=Jon |last=Halvorsen |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cTAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A0cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018,722045&dq=garden-song&hl=en |newspaper=Park City Daily News|date=2 December 1979 |accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> The song also inspired a book called ''Inch by Inch'' by Leo Lionni in 1995.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Lionni | first1 = Leo | title = Inch by inch | date = 1995 | publisher = Mulberry Books | location = New York, N.Y. | isbn = 0-688-13283-9 }}</ref>


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[[Category:Children's songs]]
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[[Category:John Denver songs]]
[[Category:Peter, Paul and Mary songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Milt Okun]]

Latest revision as of 20:55, 20 December 2024

Not to be confused with Garden Song (Phoebe Bridgers song).
"Garden Song"
Song
Released1975
Songwriter(s)David Mallett
"Garden Song"
Single by John Denver
from the album John Denver
B-side"Berkeley Woman"
ReleasedJune 1979
Recorded1979
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)David Mallett
Producer(s)Milton Okun
Kris O'Conner (Assistant Producer)
John Denver - "Garden Song"
A 20 second sample of the song.
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"Garden Song" is a popular children's song and American folk song written by David Mallett in 1975.

The song has been recorded by Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver, Pete Seeger, Fred Penner, Makem and Clancy, Raffi Cavoukian, John Lithgow, Arlo Guthrie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Charlotte Diamond, as well as the Muppets.[1][2] The version of "Garden Song" covered by John Denver made the national charts.[3] His version reached number 7 on the Canadian AC charts.[4]

A picture book version of the song call Inch by Inch: The Garden Song was also created.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dave Mallett will perform in Norway". Sun Journal. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin (1 May 1998). The Virgin encyclopedia of country music. Virgin. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. ^ Halvorsen, Jon (2 December 1979). "Getting Used to Success". Park City Daily News. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 50 AC Singles - October 6, 1979" (PDF).
  5. ^ Mallett, D.; Eitan, O. (1997). Inch by Inch: The Garden Song. MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-443481-2. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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