Until that time, clocks such as the one in the old George Hotel were referred to by a variety of names, but not before Henry Work wrote his song, over a hundred years ago, were they referred to as grandfather clocks. It was taller by half than the old man himself, though it weighed not a pennyweight more." "Oh my grandfather's clock was too tall for the shelf so it stood ninety years on the floor. Indie artist Caroline Polachek released her song So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings back in 2019, but it wasn’t until late 2021 that it became a TikTok trend. These are the opening words of the first stanza: Henry came back to America and published the lyrics that sold over a million copies of sheet music about the clock grandfather clock song. He was told the story of the old clock and after seeing the clock for himself, decided to compose a song about the fascinating coincidence that the clock stopped forever the moment its elder owner passed away. He just left it standing in a sunlit corner of the lobby, its hands resting in the position they assumed the moment the last Jenkins brother died.Ībout 1875, an American songwriter named Henry Work happened to be staying at the George Hotel during a trip to England. The new manager of the hotel never attempted to have it repaired. Some said it was no surprise that, though fully wound, the old clock stopped when the surviving brother died at the age of ninety. The clocks incurable problem became as talked about as its precision had been. At first it lost 15 minutes per day but when several clocksmiths gave up trying to repair the ailing timepiece, it was losing more than an hour each day. One day, one of the brothers died and suddenly the old clock started losing time. When You Grab Your Phone After Waking Up (IB: Brooke Monk) 256.8K. Follow and Subscribe Biz: the latest video from Luke Davidson (lukedavidson). This was uncommon, since in those days clocks were generally not noted for their accuracy. Luke Davidson (lukedavidson) on TikTok 432.6M Likes. One unusual characteristic on the old clock was that it kept very good time. In the lobby stood a floor clock, as they were called back in those days, that had been there for many years. The George hotel was managed by two bachelor brothers named Jenkins also from England. Over 100 years ago in Piercebridge, North Yorkshire, England, there was a quaint country lodge known as the George Hotel.
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