Cher - Bells of Rhymney - St Marys Bell Tower - Swansea, Wales.
N 51° 37.142 W 003° 56.598
30U E 434694 N 5719088
The song 'The Bells of Rhymney' performed by 'Cher' - Features the lyrics 'Bells Of Swansea' The Medieval Bell Tower of St. Mary's has a ring of eight bells. Located in the heart of Swansea, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMXY7C
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/16/2018
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"Cher is an American singer and actress. Sometimes called the Goddess of Pop, she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles.
The Bells of Rhymney" is a song first recorded by folk singer Pete Seeger, using words written by Welsh poet Idris Davies.
The lyrics to the song were drawn from part of Davies' poetic work Gwalia Deserta, which was first published in 1938. The work was inspired by a local coal mining disaster and by the failure of the 1926 General Strike and the "Bells of Rhymney" stanzas follow the pattern of the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons".
In addition to Rhymney, the poem also refers to the bells of a number of other places in South Wales, including Merthyr, Rhondda, Blaina, Caerphilly, Neath, Brecon, Swansea, Newport, Cardiff, and the Wye Valley."
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